Two nuns 
On the sea shore 
Stand 
Apart from one another 
Black wood posts 
Mesmerised 
By the sea god 

One nun 
With human failings 
And weary legs 
Sinks to the sand 
And sits 
like a child 

A golden stripe appears 
On the western horizon 
A signal from the sea god 
That he understands 
Tiredness 

One staunch sister 
stays standing 
And the sun 
Sets