Beside the shore  all alone . I  look  at the wide , wide sea . Sitting  recline on a big stone I listen to the waves and the sea.   The waves , they break into ripples .  And their  wavelets  are like  dimples . Below the blue sky , the sea gulls fly . One calls  and the rest  reply .   I say to the waves ,"  Stay ! stay  ! Let me play with you today . " Away they roll one splash after the other Not a second delay !   It is rushing , tearing  all day and night , The sea of great might ! Now they come up , now they go down ! The waves shatter the silence of the sky !   The sea is bright in  the  dancing  light. Of a million ,million  gleams. It fills my heart with delight And  rocks me in my dreams .         Agatha Lai