Offerings of once lilac sprigs blossomed

In her ancient tides, silken petals

Sweeping yawning rock in

Wistful waves.

Prayers aplenty,

Bathed in blessings peaceful

Of past devotion.

Sleeping years passing into

Days of pearl coated voices,

Blending and bleeding from her

Dripping coastlines of folly.

Her seas rebelling, swelling with

Each breath, the deepest blue

Swallowing once rolling greens.

Alas her every exhale fading,

For imperishable chains claw,

Curl and bind.