​Adrift in the ocean
No sense of direction
A​​mong the waves
And the sky and solitude

Dawn has arrived. Ahoy!
Land has been sighted
The wind draws me closer
Mountains come to view

The sparkle of a brook
Slipping in and out
Signs of habitation
Smoke from ​the ​chimneys

My heart leaps out…
Only a matter of hours
For my deliverance
Patience, my heart…

To be safe, on firm earth
Free from the rocking sea…
Land, beloved land,
The destination, ultimate.

Suddenly the wind changes
It begins to blow out
Dragging me away
Farther from the land

And as I watch helpless
The brook vanishes
The mountains grow smaller
Land retreats, diminishes

My boat, rising and falling,
Driven far out into the sea…
A brief vision, a tiny possibility-
Now an unattained dream!

Between the lashing waves
And the apathetic sky…
Adrift in the ocean…
Once again-