Tides of Time

In the first light of dawn

as the sun crests the waves

The heroes of old gaze

their admiration ablaze

For the sea, in its splendor

a sight to behold

Its beauty unmatched

its secrets untold

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And when the day fades

and the night draws near

The poets of old

their hearts filled with cheer

They sing of the sunset

its colors so grand

A canvas of wonder

upon the sea's endless strand

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The sea breeze whispers

its voice ever-true

Tracing footprints on the shore

day and night anew

A symphony of sounds

a soothing refrain

Echoing the tales

that the sea doth contain

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Upon the horizon

the sails rise and swell

Bearing witness to journeys

stories to tell

Of sailors and dreamers

who've dared to explore

The depths of the ocean

its mysteries, and more

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Yet, hidden in secret

a sadness resides

Buried deep within

the sea's ever-changing tides

For the holes dug in childhood

the footprints of love

The sea, in its power

can wash them away, like a glove

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Oh, the sea, so mighty

so boundless and free

Your waves may erase

but your heart holds the key

To the memories we cherish

the moments long gone

For even in their absence

your spirit lives on

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For scattered on the beach

like stars in the night

The shells that remain

a testament to your might

Each one a treasure

a fragment of time

A reminder of the journey

the ebb and the chime

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In the rise and the fall

of your eternal swell

The stories of old

they forever dwell

The heroes, the poets

the dreamers of yore

Their legacies etched

on your ever-shifting shore

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And we, who stand witness

to your timeless display

Are drawn to your call

like a moth to the fray

For in your embrace

we find solace and peace

A refuge from the world

where our worries all cease

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So let us, my friends

raise a toast to the sea

This boundless, eternal

and ever-changinglea

Where the past and the present

the future and now

All converge, in a tapestry

none can disavow

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For the sea, it is more than

just waves and salt spray

It is the essence of life

the heart of the way

A teacher, a guide

a canvas for dreams

Its lessons, so profound

its beauty supreme

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Let us heed the call

of the waves crashing near

And embrace the mystery

the wonder, the cheer

For in the sea's eternal

ever-flowing grace

We find the peace and purpose

to guide our own future

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Postscript:

The waves take us into the eternal ocean field, and let us bathe in the beauty, miracle and profound wisdom emanating from the boundless sea. We go back to the coast where the rising sun was admired by heroes in the past, and the tenderness of poets in the past due to the sunset. The ebb and flow of the eternal tide of the sea has become a metaphor of the life cycle, and lingering historical memories or short moments can be erased by the power of the sea. However, even in the face of this impermanence, the essence of the ocean is eternal. Look at the shells scattered on the beach, dotted with the coast like stars in the night sky. Let us, like ancient heroes and poets, fear the majesty of the sea and let its wisdom be our guide in the torrent of our own lives.