Casuarina

I awoke in the morn and walked to the shore But the sea was faraway, could be seen no more The abandoned beach stretched far as the eyes None else was there, it was lonely sunrise. There was no wave crowning the beach The sea seemed vanished by a vengeful witch My disappointment I could barely hide I was supposed to be on a lovely seaside. The wind though swept my face As if to soothe and calmly redress My discontent at the barren shore Seeking a sea that was there no more! Though crestfallen I was not homebound Rolled my trousers, climbed the sands’ mound And then I heard the casuarinas whisper ‘We’re here as the waves’ murmur’!