The ocean roars
The wind sings
The guardians of night stand watch
The moonbeams dance on the tide
The water crashes upon the rocks
and the droplets fall
back down to their mother sea
lightly, like rain
and the moonlight reflects on those drops
illuminating them so that they shine
as brightly as the lights of heaven
This is the view of eternity.
This is where souls embrace and dance on the breeze.
This is where they stand together
in strength and wisdom and friendship and love
And watch the full, majestic moon
Ascend from the ocean's horizon
This is a familiar fairytale
This is the last dance
the long fare thee well
the final embrace
and the kiss goodnight
That never were.
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