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The Legend
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The Legend |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
In a land far away Amidst the safety of the bay A legend was told For all to behold This tale of the sea Forevermore shall be Passed on in time Using ancient rhyme It tells of a creature With the strangest features Fins and a tail Half covered in scales A mermaid twas said Her hair a fiery red With beauty beyond compare And a voice that was so rare She would sing a song Bidding them to come along Then stealing their breath She'd cause their death The moral to be learned Is don't let your head be turned By her innocent charms You'll only meet with harm ---------------------------------------------------- Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I so enjoy folk tales re-woven...well done LoneWolf Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
You do a beautiful job of re-telling this legend, my friend. Thank you for sharing this with us. "Where there is great love there are always miracles" -Cather "Love heals everything, and love is all there is"- Zukav |
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Startime Member Ascendant
since 2000-10-03
Posts 5918Canada |
Loved it, yes, very well done indeed. Thank you so much for this wonderful read, my friend. Love I leave with you my friend whether it be in your life or of yet the essense of your dreams. [URL=http://path2riches.com]http://path2riches.com |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
A tale well-told. . . You do have a way with these. . . ---------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Passions Voice Member
since 2000-10-23
Posts 291Michigan |
This is a great story. You've made it sing here. passion is life. . . ~Diana |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Sunshine . . . Thank you so much for stopping by and reading. I actually wrote it after reading a book called "Mermaid's Singing" by Lisa Carey. LoveBug . . . You are most welcome and it was a pleasure to write. Startime . . . Glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for reading.  Sven . . . Thanks, I just describe them as I see them in my mind. Passions Voice . . . Thanks for the compliment. That was my intent on this one. Poetry should surprise by fine excess...it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts and appear almost a remembrance. -J.Keats |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
A lesson many of us have learned all too well here, Lone Wolf. Good poem... Michael |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Hey you,...this is soOo cool. How clever of you! So glad I saw it. Take care now. *Peace. |
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