Where Sand meets the Ocean

written by Valis Teoh

An excerpt from Hues of the Harbor of Sound and Color: A Poetry Compilation, written by Hsien Lunyi.

The ocean waves lap at the feet of the harbor,
A steady pulse of a peace hard earned.

Its surface glows,
A crystalline blue, 
A mirror to your soul,
A window to when it was once 
                                            red.
Where the only sounds were 
Of clashing blades,
Of screams by those who are no longer 
with us,
Of regrets that cannot be undone

Where the only colors were
Of soot and ash,
Of crimson soaked rags,         
Of a time that does not belong
                                            in the colorful hues of 
                                                    a new dawn.

                                                    The ocean glows,
                                                    Pink, purple and gold, 
                                                    Without a trace of red.