Mother Sea

when I was a child
sea beckoned me
come closer, come closer
the moon bent my back
back like a twig
then released me like a spring
I filled with light ready to fly
then spun like a spinning top

and the sea as mother as lover
she beckons me
the sea as mother as lover
she calls me

she said
swim to me little one
swim and swim 'till you are free
she said
merge with me little one
I'll wash away your tears
she said
swim to me little one
I'll show you life in its true form
she said
merge with me little one
I'll wash away your fear

a bird called my name
Nikki, Nikki
come follow me through the dunes
so I followed that bird
it kept calling my name
and I felt a twinge of fear
'till I found myself facing
my good friend the sea

and she said
swim to me little one
swim and swim 'till you are free
she said
merge with me little one
I'll wash away your tears
she said
swim to me little one
I'll show you life in its true form
she said
merge with me little one
I'll wash away your fear

I'm standing on the shore
she beckons me
she calls me
she calls me
take me if you will
I am yours
she takes me
for a laughing ride
buffetted and carressed I glide

and the sea as mother as lover
she beckons me
the sea as mother as lover
she calls me

she drops me on the sand
as she recedes away
my longing stretches
with each lapping wave
I'm laughing and crying
and dripping jewels
and she says come again
come again another day

and the sea as mother as lover
she beckons me
the sea as mother as lover
she calls me
she says

swim to me little one
swim to me my sweet little one
swim to me little one
swim to me my sweet little one

Nikki Berry 2005