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Angel on the Shore
It was early September
The summer breeze still warm.
I watched the sunset that night Sitting on my bayside rock,
A single shadow in the moonlight
Alone with my God.
In the darkening evening sky
A star dropped from the heavens above.
There was such a calm around me,
The gentle light it smiled
As it fell into the ocean.
I thought it had died then,
But no, it danced upon the water
And with every gentle rolling wave,
It drew closer.
It was calling my name
Beckoning that I come to meet it.
I stood up and walked cautiously
As the cooling water,
Swirled around my ankles.
The light, I could nearly touch it
So bright, I closed my eyes.
I turned to look back at the rock, I once sat
And there she was, an Angel on the shore,
A reflection of God's love on the sand
Just looking into my eyes.
We reached out in that moment,
Our hands and then our hearts met.
We spoke, I don't remember the words.
They were lost in the breeze
In the still of the night.
We embraced, then we prayed
No longer alone in our thoughts.
Was this a dream?
Each new dawn,
The waters ebbed and flowed,
The sun, the moon
Did rise and fall,
But we still sit here,
The light still glowing
Ever stronger than before.
Our hearts are warmed
As we watch, more lonely stars
Each single one,
Someone's answer, to a prayer,
Tumble from the cool night sky.
This could be a dream....
But everyday I wake to a new sunrise
My Angel, she still sits here
On our rock , with me.
Where sadness once sat
Only happiness now reigns
My falling star, my Angel
So glad you came my way,
As we sit here in the moonlight
Still a single shadow,
Alone here with our God
Angel forever with me,
Under every star lit sky.
Copyright 2000, Michael Harden . All rights reserved.