Kamaskera Ocean Ghost

She walks the shingle where the tide won't reach
Her skirts are salt and her hands are pale
She hums a song the waves forgot to teach
A melody too old to have a name

Ocean ghost, ocean ghost
Who do you wait for on the shore?
The tide comes in but you stand your post
And the sea won't tell us anymore

The fishers' wives have seen her down the years
She stands when fog rolls thick across the bay
No footprints mark the sand, no voice appears
She's always gone before the break of day

Maybe she's the water's bride
The one the current wouldn't keep
The one who crossed the Otherworld tide
And found no way to sleep

Ocean ghost, ocean ghost
Who do you wait for on the shore?
The tide comes in but you stand your post
And the sea won't tell us anymore