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Old I am and tired, Asleep beneath the sea grape vine. Invisible between its roots And the ledges of the shell rock middens; This shore that once was mine. This old house Has always been my house of refuge; Is the only one that stands In tribute to the ships and battles Fought against the Florida sea. This old house and I Have heard the hollow din of gulls As they've fished in swells. We've listened to the searching sounds Of warning bells cutting 'cross a storm. We've kept the secrets Of treasures and pirates pleasures, And hid our eyes from fortunes spent By men and governments in battles 'Gainst my brothers and the elements. With hearts Of saving courage, we've lived to see That nature never meant for any man To lose, to win to challenge. And in seeing, we learned to balance. As you stand Before this house, be honored. Few men will keepers be. Most slip between the shifting sands; Mournful, losing, never learning. Remember, Remember me in the first breath That lived here free and in the breath Now blowing 'cross the sea. I am he who bends in life to wind. I am Native Sandy Lulay, originally from Woodstock, New York, is a resident of Stuart, Florida. Lulay is an "Original Woodstock Girl" who has been writing poetry since age ten. Many of her poems have been published both in Woodstock and Stuart's Sleeping Bear Review. She is currently working on a collection of poems that express the true soul of Woodstock, America's first art colony. Please, DO NOT steal, scavenge or repost this work without the expressed written authorization of Swans, which will seek permission from the author. This material is copyrighted, © Sandy Lulay 2001. All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. |
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