That compulsive ostinato challenge
Beneath steady tide-cadenced
Heart-rhythm heat-beat, heat-beat.
The little rising thrill,
Trill-gathering power,
Flinging itself with and against
The flood wave’s hunger.
Crash!
Then again;
Suddenly released;
No longer in opposition
They soar, soar
As they were always meant to –
As one.
Beyond meaning
Into paradise flames.