the sky and sea

The Sky & The Sea
(Maori Tale)

There was a time,
only remembered by the ocean,
when the sky was new,
torn from the embrace of the sea,
by a passing cloud;
they had given birth
to the moon, stars, the sun, and
the four seasons.

Never shall they meet again,
yet forever linked
by their off spring;
see each other every day, but
when their desire is too hard to bear,
sky cries, and
sea slams mighty waves
against rocky shores. .