The Isle

There was an isle, 'twas formed anew 

Bereft of hope or cheer 

The sea had come, had raged and wrecked 

Sparing naught but fear

They'd sought its aid, in times of need 

Alas! Betrayed were they! 

For, down it came, its waters fierce 

All castles washed away

Grieved and sore, those forlorn folk 

Thus took to brick and stone 

A wall they wrought, and kept at bay

The seas, the foes unknown

For days on end, in peace they lived

No battles, naught to mend

But oh! One day, a silent stream

Came trickling round a bend

Benign it seemed, 'twas paid no heed

It grew and swelled unseen

With all its might, it brought to ground

The wall that once had been

The ocean wild, it rushed in free

And fiercely coursed right through

The flood was great, the folk aghast

And dread was born anew

But time went by, and soon they saw

The sea had come to tend

For, life it brought, no harm was done

And foe had turned a friend

Thus trees shot up, and meadows bloomed!

The isle was never so fair!

A scent so sweet, of newborn woods

Lingered in the air!

And ever since, the sea and isle

In harmony did thrive

The waters free, they lapped the shore 

And kept the isle alive

And yet this gift, the people knew

Could well be snatched away

The powerful sea now ruled the land

Free to abandon, or stay

There was an isle, 'twas formed anew

Filled with hope and cheer

Woods and meadows, sand castles high

The ocean looming near..