The Sea was Aglitter

The sea was aglitter under a sky

Of sunset’s final red;

We sat, alone and silent by

The lonely fisherman’s shed.



The waters washed and the vapors rose,

The seagull flew far and about,

Then from your eyes that brimmed with love

The tears came falling out.



I saw them fall onto your hand,

Then quickly knelt to cup

Your hand in mine, and from your hand

I drank your teardrops up.



My body has shriveled since that day.

The soul has been dying for years.

That wretched pestilential vixen

Has poisoned me with tears.