Great blue heron flies down to the shore
where the waves gently reach
Baby seal pulls himself from the surf
onto the sandy beach
The tree holding heron’s nest fell to the ground
and he cannot find another one
Seal somehow lost all his family, his friends
he does not know where they’ve gone

On the shoreline the two meet
in awe of the bright rising sun
Both can feel that the other seems lost
so they ask what is wrong
Seal knows a valley deep down in the sea
where the tree roots do grow
Heron can fly far and wide on the wing
looking for seals below

Through the crystal clear water he swims
In the blue sky he flies
Each can help out a new friend in need
Oh, how they want to try
To restore what’s been lost to be found
So they journey and search through the day
Because they want to

It’s a long way to swim out to sea
to the green valley below
If I can just bring a root back to the shore
a new tree will grow
The ocean can stretch out so wide and so far
where can the seals all be
If I can find out where the seals have all gone
I’ll reunite their family

Seal tries but can’t find the valley
But what are those shapes that I see?
Playing in the crystal clear water
Hey, it’s my seal family
Heron tries but can’t find the seals
But what is that tree on the shore?
A place for my nest, I’ll build it once more

As the sun sets to end a long day
the two rejoice in what they found
But in sadness they failed a new friend
they can’t let each other down
As heron looks out from his tree to the sea
a group of seals and his friend is there
As seal looks back toward the shore a tall tree
and his friend is nesting there

The two friends meet again on that shore
with the bright rising sun