He said he must be free to
Sail away
She watched from shore
Alone

He sailed, alas, no port of call
Then one windless night
He chanced to spy
A young sea-goddess
Arising from the mist

She let flow her perfumed hair
Whispered to him a bewitching song
"Love with me, come with me"
Forget the shore
Nothing else will matter
Nevermore"

He followed to her fictive ship
Climbed a lacy ladder
She lay upon the gossamer deck
The night exploded with moon and stars

His nights awash with diamond skies
Her moon and stars to guide him
Till he awoke one darken morn
Her wispy veil faint on the horizon

He adrift
No moon, no stars
On soundless seas
Alone