The greatest gift flows only on the seas of freedom
With forgiveness, patience, kindness, absolution
Love harbors gratitude, respect, appreciation
Sailing far ‘round the trenches of commerce
Rising above the realm of rights
No human claims the ocean
It can’t be bought, stolen, or owed
No one gains a river as a birthright
No one licks the sky as though worthy of rain
Or trades gold for the morning dew on the sails
Good ships burn to ashes
Under the cannon fire of entitlement
What comes of charity cargo when tied by strings?
When seas of grace breed pirates
Crystal waters bleed red
Toxic arrows fly
From the shores of demands
Piercing poison in the heart of mercy
Murdering peace
Eradicating hope, the chance for unity
Exploitive currents push hospitality
Adrift toward slavery
A manipulative course wages war against respect
That’s when love upstream must flow
Into the wind and the rain
For an open heart to find
Love rows against the tide
Love sinks to the depths
To wrecks on ocean floors
Among those tsunami-stripped naked and washed to the sea
Exclaim the call, urge all to launch.
Join the harmonized dance over waters as one
With unearned giving and undeserved receiving
Mutual giving and edification promote reciprocal affection
Beauty comes when all dive in with their life
You
Me
You
Me
The greatest gift is the solidarity of Love
Asja