He bent his head and looked at her <br />with lovelight in his eyes. <br />She knew exactly what came next, <br />his question she surmised. She acquiesced to what he said. <br />She took his ring and smiled. <br />He never knew to what extent <br />he had been beguiled. <br /> The Wonderful, Wonderful Sea Sheen on the water glistens under the sun <br />Sandpipers are busy on the beach where they run. <br />Seagulls dive skyward on swift curving wings. <br />The wind whispers softly in breezes it brings. White-capped waves dash toward the shore <br />to recede in haste as they did before. <br />There's a fascination in watching the waves as they crash to the shore, creating new caves. Dangerous, unpredictable, the wonderful <br />sea -- <br />A more beautiful spectacle you'll never see. <br />The ocean is splendid, a gift to man <br />to appreciate and enjoy as long as he can. Sanctuary My ship set forth one pearly morn, <br />Her sails afloat full mast; <br />From bow to stern in any gale, <br />Her hull was built to last! But tempest soon beset her course, <br />Her jibes swung fore and aft; <br />(She's rigged to weather any storm, <br />And proud as any craft!) When dark drew nigh her anxious beams <br />Were sending forth their light; <br />In rolling seas a haven sought - <br />Kept searching through the night! The breakers rolled with coming dawn <br />To show amidst the surf <br />An inland bay; my vessel found <br />A safe and peaceful berth! <br /> <br />first copyrighted on Aug 30 1992, <br />published by the National Library of Poetry in 1995<br /><br />Bess Huber<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bingo-3/
