I Have Seen Paradise

It all came before me, as my boat sailed on
A warm, heavy sun fell upon me swiftly,
I had not a clue where I had gone.
The river had suddenly opened up to sea,
And there I was, just paradise and me.

To my left was the grandest of all sights,
A high cliff decorated with waterfalls and vines,
With lush jungle sitting just above the heights.
Clearly a landscape crafted from impeccable designs.
Yes, mine was the greatest of all man’s finds.

The water all about seemed enchanted in some way,
Sparkling with such avidness and glee.
I was in a sea that left me with nothing to say,
My tongue speechless, mind in jubilee.
There was never a moment where I felt so free.

I was happy in this land beyond imagination;
A feeling of peace never before tasted by my lips.
But I knew I’d never again know this sensation,
Though I would have the memory of this, finest of all trips.
And it was then that I saw, in the distance, ships!

Classic frigates floated near the cliff,
Hundreds of feet up, their masts shot into the sky.
Even with just light winds, all their sails were stiff.
Yet the vessels’ appearance were no fright to the eye,
No more than that of a common fruit fly

At the center of them all was a behemoth to be true.
To the clouds and beyond did this one extend,
And just as I saw it, I not only felt, I knew.
My boat was leaving the sea and entering a bend,
I was leaving paradise, my visit at an end.

But, I would remember this place without a doubt.
I’d think about it in class later on and pray,
Praying to be able to remember that route.
That route that led to the deep blue bay.
That bay that I pray above all to return to one day.