Seaward Call

The sea in all its majesty

Flows from Heart to soul

The crests rise in solemn oratory

And the waves roll

Never in my life did I see

Such humbling beauty

She the siren that sings

And weds me to this ring

This is Godly vocation

I in prayerful prostration

She, my path, and I the shipper

The Barque sails on ancient whispers

Guiding me through the pathless way

Calming me in Her sway

She consecrates me in holy prayer

I the priest look upon the Divine in Chair

The Ethereal Mirror reflected in my eyes

I listen to its swells and the gulls’ cries

I am not deaf to Her call

I am slave by Her enthralled

A seminarian studying Her sacred missal

A sailor bred and by current lulled

I go forth in world unknown

To live the life I have on loan