THEY AROSE IN DARKNESS
TO SAVE THE LIGHT
HOW MANY THINGS BEGIN IN THE DARK
SOME FOUND BREAKFAST WARM ON THE TABLE
SOME FOUND BREAKFAST COLD
SOME LEFT A HOME WARMED BY LOVE
SOME LEFT A HOME…
THEY'D FISH ALL DAY AND IF THEY WERE LUCKY
THEY'D CLEAN THE FISH BY TWILIGHT
THEY'D ROWED OUT SINGING SONGS
BAWDY SONGS
ROWING SONGS
NONSENSE SONGS
SONGS TO KEEP THE OARS GLISTENING
IN TIME TO THE BEAT
THE SEA WAS FLAT
THE CATCH WAS GOOD
THEY WERE STARTING HOME
WHEN THE SEA ROSE TOWERING ABOVE THEM
IN FEAR THEY WONDERED
WHAT GOD THEY HAD OFFENDED
FOR PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO KNOW THE TRUTH
WE HAVEN'T WANDERED FAR FROM THAT THOUGHT
WHAT GOD HAVE WE OFFENDED
WHEN THEY SAW THE WAVE
DID THEY RUE THE LOST CARGO
OR MOMENTS OF LOVE
PASSED BY AND IGNORED
IT ROSE OVER THEM
PASSED OVER THEM
LEAVING DEBRIS AND BROKEN BODIES
BODIES FALLING THROUGH THE SEA
ARMS OVER THEIR HEAD
THEIR HANDS FLUTTERING
AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO SAY
GOODBYE
FRANK A VOLLMER
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