Dive with me in the sea of clouds
To search for what we lost and found
A joyful hopeful serenade
Echoing from far away.

And further down the sea of haze
We find a golden manta ray
With wings so strong to dance around
To guide the travelers safe and sound.

“Where will you go, my dearest friend,
What do you seek this very moment?”

“A song so beautiful like summer rain,
A song I haven’t heard in years.”

The manta ray began to glow
“Follow me and off we go!”
We swam beyond the evergreens
And swam against the northern winds.

We float into the ocean breeze,
Sang our battle cry ferociously.
Soothed our tired arms with our histories,
And rose again to find our piece
Of puzzle we have sought for long
How many months was that ago?
For the manta ray to lead us through
The cliff we once dove right into.

“Oh, my dearest friend, I don’t understand,
Why you brought us here to this barren land?
We searched for life into the sea of clouds,
But you led us here, the long way around?”

The manta ray held its breath,
The silence seemed so deafening.
But there it was, the echoing;
A song of love beneath the winter chill.

“You might think this was all for naught,
But you never lost the song you sought.
Forged from fire, your friendship brings
Warmth that only a heart can sing.”

Oh what joy to dance again,
To lose oneself in the merriment!
How long we pursued, while the truth eludes,
In the sea of clouds, we were born anew.

And in the final moment
Of the final beat,
The manta ray began to retreat!
Lightning blue
Indescribable hues
“This is how far I’ll go,
I wish you well.”
And in the end,
our manta ray friend,
Shed a tear so iridescent.

“We’ll meet again, please don’t forget
A heart that sings is eternal;
The serenade is in the journey of every step,
And the warmth of friendship is universal.”