Shaped By Water

© Copyright 2025 Cloacina Lyrics: The long stretch of wet sand shifts Under the cold air It's surface scattered with thin strands of seaweed A low breath of morning moves past my sleeves As if it carries something left from the night I stay still and let the moving water find it's own shape Bringing whatever changes with each rise I move as one shaped by northern waters Drawn with the pull that never settles Where each rise leaves a faint mark across the open sand I follow the slow lift and fall of the sea A pale glow spreads across the wet sand Broken into uneven pieces By the moving water The broad wind moves around me Steady and familiar in it's own manner The wide water moves toward me Meeting whatever I hold inside it I move as one shaped by northern waters Drawn with the pull that never settles Where each rise leaves a faint mark across the open sand I follow the slow lift and fall of the sea The water rolls and carries A steady drift through the air A low, patient push that reaches far ahead I keep close to it's movement Letting it guide me into the dim stretch beyond I move as one shaped by northern waters Following their rhythm as they expand and draw back Through drifting mist and open spaces I move with their long Patient breath I move with their long And I move with it into the quiet dark