Sonnet: Love the Sea 

T'was Christ who taught my heart to love the sea, 
With mysteries obscured by tranquil tide; 
Gentle songs from the depths entrances me, 
And the mystic dance of sprites who hide, 
Beneath the calm aquamarine surface; 
Within a world of beauty and tales; 
With melodies of innocents that pace 
The gentle giants of the deep-whales. 
With amazing grace they glide through the bay; 
Dorsels high and proud show their majesty, 
And small rainbow droplets of water say: 
God did grant grace, love, purity in me. 
Attracted by their serene song so free; 
T'was Christ who gave my heart a chance to see!