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Mermaid Song
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Mermaid Song |
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X Angel Senior Member
since 1999-11-07
Posts 1521Oregon 
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she cries into the night a mournful hollow melody filling the air with echoes of a once joyful heart she sings an unknown language as she combs her hair of grass tears fall from her eyes in salt drops mingling with the ocean's churning froth once she was a young beauty graced with life and laughter now she can only sing a siren song a sad tune, destined to lure unwary sailors to their doom, as they drown in her careless smile her heart was broken in a selfish gesture by a lover, so untrue now her unmerciful soul will lead no-one home her death in life so real she lives not, yet she breathes called to the sea, to drown her tears she marks not each day, tho each passes so quickly she sought the peace of the waves now it's hers tho not in death but life again, sheathed in a scaley skin no respite for travel weary sailor can be found upon her shores for she has no heart left death inside her, reigns strong and free she slips among the waves and sea creatures in silent recognition tho none speak of her to speak her name would be death she acknowledges no creature in her sadness only the sea weary sailors lulling them to their eternal sleep as they drown in her melodic voice each rise of the sun day so new, she stares into the blue horizon as she sits upon weathered stone amidst the crashing waves and sandy beach screaming gulls fly overhead as undrying tears fall into a river of grief flowing so fast and free to spread into the sea in a song of mournful sorrow she waits for the someone the one she has seen in her dreams the one who will show her true love again and free her from this life of death "Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?!" ~Groucho Marx |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
X Angel~ this is so sad,yet a beautifully paited picture. Great Job!-SEA  |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
This is remarkable!  <*\\\>< When you can't make up your mind Which way is right for you, Stop and softly ask yourself, What Would Jesus Do? |
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bobbycat Member
since 2000-02-06
Posts 233USA |
So beautiful...this reminds me of Homer's "The Oddysey"--except that instead of painting the siren as a cold, evil being, this poem shows a different side of her....excellent work. Bobbycat =^..^= |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
brought me back down to earth..i was hyper anyways...good job |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Ka-Blam!!! Loved the way you tied this up with the last stanza...and the last line is without compare! |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
This pours with saddness from the heart...lovely words!!! Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
I love it! Did Jesus laugh? I think He did, 'cause He was once a little kid; and all of us were made with joy both sugar-spice girl and snake-snail boy! |
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Rosalind Palafox
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MemberPosts 88 |
I must say, the very first day i joined passions, i was browsing through the ecards and i came upon this poem. i liked it so much i printed it out and shared it with my ex. Deep poem. Good picture. "Love comes but never goes, for if it ever went, it was never love to begin with." |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I do think, }X{ - You've a whole new bunch of admirers here...  |
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