Message in a Bottle

Composed by Denis Toh (Date: 19th July 2005, Time: 12.39am)

Dedicated to my Immortal Beloved

On a desolate morning shore

I write her name on the sand

But it's wiped away by whims of waves.

A withered wind whispers to me to relinquish.

Yet I ignore it and write her name once more.

In vain, the tides come and wash it away.

My endeavor dissolves in heartless sea

And the amused sun derides for my foolishness.

Still unwearingly I write her name again

Not on the sand but a parchment.

I place it into a bottle and fling it to open sea.

The bottle floats and shines in sunlight,

Slowly drifting towards sunset.

Silently I watch it courses and disappears from my sight.

Stranded in a distant land - far away from her

Maybe in distance but not in heart

For the message in the bottle

Sealed with my nostalgia and kiss

Tells her how much I love and miss her.

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