The Lee Shore

All along the Lee shore

Shells lie scattered in the sand

Winking up like shining eyes at me

From the sea

Here is one like sunrise

It's older than you know

It's still just lying there

Where some careless wave

Forgot it long ago

When I awoke this morning

I dove beneath my floating home

Down below her graceful side in the turning tide

To watch the sea fish roam

There I heard a story

From the sailors of the Sandra Marie

There's another island

It's a days run away from here

It's empty and free

From here to Venezuela

There's nothing more to see

Than a hundred thousand islands

Flung like jewels upon the sea

For you and me

The sunset smells of dinner

The women are calling at me to end my tales

But perhaps I'll see you

The next quiet place

I furl my sails