<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=560772" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Land and Sea</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Land and Sea</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As though by some eternal decree, <br>Land and sea are destined to disagree <br>Over where the shoreline should be.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">At tide time the Sea rises in anger, <br>Roars with a sound like thunder, <br>Summons all the power it can muster.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Sea advances in waves, <br>Pushes the shoreline in steps, <br>Overwhelms Land's defences.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Land retreats stage by stage, <br>As the Sea extends its range, <br>All the while dissipating its rage.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In time, the Sea is pacified and content, <br>Calls upon its waves to beat a retreat, <br>To rest and get ready for the next fight.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The land watches with delight<br>As the shoreline follows the retreat, <br>And reclaims the land that was lost.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Both contenders must for a time rest, <br>For there will soon be another contest, <br>One which is continuously won and lost.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Isam+Hussain">Isam Hussain</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=560772" data-title="Land and Sea de Isam Hussain" data-description="Land and Sea As though by some eternal decree, Land and sea are destined to disagree Over where the shoreline should be. At tide time the Sea rises in anger, Roars with a sound like thunder, Summons all the power it can muster. The Sea adva..."></div> </div> </div>

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