Always So

Clouds pass
by elephant rock
as the wind murmurs
to the sea below:
I am here, I am here
it has always been so
 
Gulls soar
above the reef
where fish feed
and learn to grow
We are here, we are here
it has always been so
 
The sun smiles
while the moon shivers
exchanging sighs
from long ago
They are here, they are here
it has always been so
 
Time paints man
in a corner of the world
the smallest brush
his brief hello
He is here, he is here
it was not always so