On A Canvas By The Sea (A Poem)

The sun sojourns briefly

I see them vaguely

 Haunting images 

Of history 

On a canvas by the sea 

Blending in 
With mists 
of today 
With shades of grey 

Dividing and uniting 

Lost worlds 

Lost voices 

Of my roots 

A sudden wave 

Compels my soul 

I hear the grace of tongues 

From the other side 

They have found me 

And in this brief moment 

Of parting mists 

I am left with no choice 

But to listen 

And watch 

As the dusk awakens the lakes

The veil is thin 

J.C. 

4:37 

(Art by Helene Croft)