Friday, February 24, 2023

Taller than the Tallest

The wave rose
Higher and higher
Triumphant, belligerent
Invincible, feeling confident

Higher and higher,
Striking in the hearts
Fear and wonder,
Inspiring awe

'Never seen such a one
Ever in my life!'
Gasped the people
With popping eyes.

Wonder acted like a string
Tying them, despite
Fear giving them wings
Ready any instant to fly

The wave rose to its peak
And then the fall began
It took many in its fold
But finally vanished without a sign

Though memories 
Of this and others
Higher and smaller
Before and after

Became legends 
To be repeated
Several times
Amplified, exaggerated

Of that wave or the others
There remained no sign
For they had merged forever
Into the vast ocean

Indistinguishable
From the field of waves
Attempting to achieve
Those heights great

Another will rise again
In its place, no doubt
But it will merge too
And remain but in thought

The fame and name
Last a little longer
But will that make
The wave immortal?

Then the name too
Will be forgotten
The tides of time
Erasing it forever after

But in everlasting hope
Rise again it does
And though dashed
On the cycle goes

Rise and fall
Is part of it all
And on and on
Go on, it shall

Till the water 
Seeks the depth 
And remains content
Basking in glory great.

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