At Phuket Bay

(Verses for June Written at Phuket Bay, Pat-Ong Beach, Andaman Sea, Phuket Island, Thailand)


Here
where I sit alone
on an idle yacht
with just bare feet in this early morn,
the spumy waves sing
a fairy tale tune
as lovers run
on light brown sand
at Phuket Bay...

What a lovely morning
here at Phuket Bay!
My Heavenly Father's sky
is clear and bright,
the cirrus clouds over the Andaman Sea,
and the half moon which still shines
in outer space,
can easily move an artist's
gentle hands...


2

The morning breeze
which sways the trees
gently touch my skin,
I hear the birds from verdant hills
welcome the day
at Phuket Bay...

I see the yachts
resting in the sea,
and Thai fishermen
in their unique boats plying
in peace,
I see lovers,
both young and old,
jogging and walking,
and taking photos for souvenir...
And soon they'll leave for home,
for they like me
are strangers,too,
at Phuket Bay...

3

I am not sure
if I can remember
any face at all
here at Phuket Bay.
The sea is eternal
like the wind and the sky,
but where I sit on idle yacht
I know for sure
we are but transients
on sea and sand
at Phuket Bay...

Few hours from now
I will leave this place,
and all I have is picturesque strand
of sea and sand,
and so I whisper to the morning breeze
that if I have a choice
I'll spend the hours with you,
here,
where lovers walk
on light brown sand...

And we will walk
hand in hand,
like those lovers
on light brown sand
as they welcome the coming day
at Phuket Bay...


With God, life is very beautiful!

Norbert L. Mercado
Phuket Bay, Phuket Island
Andaman Sea
March 17,2009
6:15 A.M.