I am the Sea. Dark, chill and blind I lie
Upon the precious pressured earth below.
I am the Sea, ten trillion tears am I
Wept long and lonely centuries ago.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. This world , through all that time,
Need be suppressed to keep me quelled and calm.
I am the Sea. In then primordial slime,
I caused not pain nor hurt, nor noticed harm.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. If move I must, I sigh,
As shell and shingle shift beneath my hand.
I am the Sea that laps now on the dry
Rock of your world , your floating fragile land.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. My restlessness can kill.
When fractured founds give way beneath my feet,
I am the Sea, and cannot be made still
By hope, or prayer 'neath God in heaven’s seat.
I am the Sea. I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. Trust not my constancy.
Beware, wake not twin serpents in my breast.
I am the Sea. Fight hard complacency
When Wrath and Froth are writhing in my chest.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the SEA. Do not my rest deny.
I am THE SEA. No will of mine defy.
I AM THE SEA. Flee far from me!
TSUNAMI! I am the SEA.
TSUNAMI!
Originally written on a commission to be read out loud. To indicate the essential rise and fall of the spoken word the font was adjusted letter by letter (not possible on this board) creating a wave-like look for the piece. In the last stanza
the font increased from 14point to 120 point indicating that the last word had to be shouted. Its effectiveness is for others to judge.
Upon the precious pressured earth below.
I am the Sea, ten trillion tears am I
Wept long and lonely centuries ago.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. This world , through all that time,
Need be suppressed to keep me quelled and calm.
I am the Sea. In then primordial slime,
I caused not pain nor hurt, nor noticed harm.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. If move I must, I sigh,
As shell and shingle shift beneath my hand.
I am the Sea that laps now on the dry
Rock of your world , your floating fragile land.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. My restlessness can kill.
When fractured founds give way beneath my feet,
I am the Sea, and cannot be made still
By hope, or prayer 'neath God in heaven’s seat.
I am the Sea. I am the Sea.
I am the Sea. Trust not my constancy.
Beware, wake not twin serpents in my breast.
I am the Sea. Fight hard complacency
When Wrath and Froth are writhing in my chest.
I am the Sea, I am the Sea.
I am the SEA. Do not my rest deny.
I am THE SEA. No will of mine defy.
I AM THE SEA. Flee far from me!
TSUNAMI! I am the SEA.
TSUNAMI!
Originally written on a commission to be read out loud. To indicate the essential rise and fall of the spoken word the font was adjusted letter by letter (not possible on this board) creating a wave-like look for the piece. In the last stanza
the font increased from 14point to 120 point indicating that the last word had to be shouted. Its effectiveness is for others to judge.