Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Man Who Married the Sea

THE MAN WHO MARRIED THE SEA

Will you marry me? said the sea
Will you take my name?
Yes, I will, I answered back
And to the sea I came.

Will you marry me? said the sea
Would you be my fiancee?
I've spread myself beneath the moon
In kelp and coral lingerie.

Will you marry my estuary?
Will you copulate with my slough?
Do you take my foamy white breakers?
I will, said I, and I do.

But would you dare to wed the sea?
We practice deep polygamy
So He, She, It would marry thee
And no one ever leaves the sea.

Will you marry me? said the sea
Would you share my deep salty life?
Would you be the sea's newest husband?
Would you be the ocean's next wife?

Will you marry me? said the sea
Would you offer me your heart?
Why get married? my heart replied
I've belonged to the sea from the Start.

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