Sail Away

Sail Away

Beneath a silver moon I stand,

The tide is whispering my name.

The night is calm and full of stars,

And nothing here will stay the same.

I taste the wind across the bow,

I watch the harbor fall behind.

I close my eyes to all I knew,

And sail away to clear my mind.

A lantern glows against the sail,

A hopeful flame, soft, warm and bright.

It warms the dreams I locked away,

And guides me through the gentle night.

The ocean opens like a path,

A moving road of blue and gold.

It carries thoughts I never spoke,

And secrets I have never told.

I leave the weight of yesterday,

It fades like footprints in the sand.

The further that the shoreline shrinks,

The lighter I begin to stand.

No hurry now, no fear to breathe,

The waves become my lullaby.

They tell me I am not alone,

They sing as endless days go by.

The water holds a quiet truth,

A promise only sailors know.

That every ending finds a home,

Where brighter tides are free to flow.

So here I drift on open seas,

With rising hope and gentle sway.

My heart is free, my spirit clear,

At last I sail, I sail away.