Beyond The Sea

Was listening to old cassette tapes last night in the basement where my rubber stamping is set up and one of my current favorites came on--'Beyond The Sea' sung by Bobby Darin. I didn't realize I had it on tape or CD and I was delighted. I heard it at the end of 'Finding Nemo' and really listened to the lyrics and remember feeling very warm and lovely thinking about what the lyrics meant to me. Maybe I'll post them, but for now here is a lovely little poem my friend Linda sent me this morning and of course how strange that it would come to me right after remembering that my life will go on someday Beyond The Sea.

maggie and milly and molly and may
went down to the beach (to play one day)
and maggy discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles, and
milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were
and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles: and
may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone
for whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
its always ourselves we find in the sea

ee cummings

Thanks Linda!