Will o’ the wisps
Lead the way
Into forbidden southern seas
Adventurous!
Sailors don’t come back from here
Wind’s hiss, sea’s spray
Waterspouts speed by with ease
Dangerous!
“Press on” she whispers in my ear
Sun-addled minds on gold and girls
We’ll sail across the world
Speculate… theorize
On a sea of stars
…mythology is right
Sail on! Sail far!
We are trapped…
On a sea of stars
Moon’s-sister shimmer sprite
Comes to me cool by night
Whispering:
“To south is certain death my dear”
Breaking free of the current’s might
Moon’s movement is the sign
Stellar romance?
Or combat that is happ’ning here
Waterspouts around us fly
Shining stars on the other side
Treasure waits…
Or so it seems
Helpless now
Held captive by our dreams
Trapped in a sea of stars…
And how we’ve ranged the lands and sea alike
For fortune, thrills, and wine
Desiring only to be free
Partners in heroic deeds and crimes
Comrades for all time
Now… Witnessing cosmology
As waterspouts collide, and faeries battle, I glimpse space and time
As the ancient ones believed
A speck of atmosphere… rising slowly through cosmos of brine
And the sky is the sea
Sail on! Sail far!