Pulled by the pain of wind and tide
and racked by rain
your body moves from side to side
You toss and touch the shallowsÂ
gather in the sheets
tumble face down, indiscreet
Naked to sand and stone, so close
to land: pillow fair head
stranded on some quite unexpected bed
Hours tumble past
the fast hours of the fairy moon
that drew you in
Your damp skin sinks in sightless sleep
no rise and fall outside the deep