Time and Tide

I've always liked Frank Sinatra's song "It was a very good year", and looking back at my life, and the locality I have lived for most of my life, I thought I'd try to do something retrospective, but involving the sea.

Time and Tide

The waves lap softly on my feet
Sandcastle, bucket and spade
Time for childhood to greet
Long holidays and lemonade

The waves lap softly on my feet
Stormy weather, spray flies high
Mid-Winter coming, falling sleet
Dusk approaches, seagulls cry

The waves lap softly on my feet
They will be here, long after me
Much older now, but it’s still sweet
Still I enjoy sky, sand and sea

The tide is high, and I’m moving on
And it will endure, when I am gone