After the storm br Is this the calmer waters br The peaceful harbour br After youth’s chaos br The crashing down br Of white water waves of testosterone driven blindness br Co-mingled hurt and joy br To the quieter days of slippers br The comfy chair br The coal fire burning br Sitting stroking the dog in peaceful contemplation br Before the grave envelopes this carcass? br br No more will I venture br Where the wide jaws of mountainous waves br Lash up to the cliffs peak br By the fog horn at the Gellay br Surging in a back-wash of white waters' fury br And the teeth of the greeny brown sea bed snarl br br Quite a memory br Of when Dad and I wrestled with the white wall of fury br When words were ripped from my mouth br 'Get us to HELL out of here! ' br Climbing up one giant wave as another wall of boiling white br Came crashing over the top of the first breaker br Monsterous wave, br Wall upon wall br Into the boat br Smashing us together in a knot of washed panic br Yet we lived to tell the tale br And walk on terra firma once again br After the STORM! ! ! br br Yet I long for the sea once more.............