Harbour

A poem

Wide shoulders and strong arms hold you
And let you rest
Steel and sinewy stone surround you
A bulwark against all that can harm

Here is safety
I'll make your Harbour walls thick, and tall
Defiant against the high seas and great storms
That fall off the slabs of my heavy resolve

Here is calm
As the winds rage and the angry waves burst against my back
You will be still, Unaware of a violent world
Becoming whole
Lovely as you grow
Developing your own defences

Here is water
I let the tide wash in slowly
You rise with it
Gradually exposed to the mighty ocean
That must envelop you

And when my walls crumble with time
Infirm against the rising tide
Your ship will be ready
Resplendent in its boundless potential
Ready to leave the covered waters
And sail towards the sun