POETRY Reading: Tides of Life, by Michelle Murray
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1m 45s
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
Like the tides, life rises and falls.
At times, you’re soaring—
High,
Reaching toward the endless sky,
Your crest catching golden light,
Dancing in the sun.
And then—
You’re pulled low,
Crashing down,
Breaking hard,
A surge of force,
Scouring shores,
Leaving driftwood behind—
Fragments of dreams
That once were ships.
We, the sailors,
Adrift,
Charting unknown paths,
Searching for home,
Holding on
Just to make it
One more day.
And then comes the stillness—
A hush.
Waters calm,
Sky mirrored in a sea of blue.
No wind. No fear.
Just peace.
Just breath.
So when the skies darken,
And storms begin to howl,
When waves rise tall
And clouds press down—
Hold on.
Be strong.
The ocean cannot break you.
The storm cannot drown you.
Because you know:
Beyond every wave,
Stillness waits.
Peace returns.
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