seen from the hill

in middle distance the still-taunting sea
informs us of our smallness and our woe
so many places where we cannot go

no one believes that we are truly free
since there is so much that we do not know
in middle distance the still-taunting sea

has much to tell us but we may not see
past the horizon and our minds are slow
to comprehend just how these waters flow
in middle distance the still-taunting sea