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The Mermaid's Song
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The Mermaid's Song |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! 
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The Mermaid’s Song Late at night while mere mortals sleep, water cover gardens mermaids keep Beneath the grip of darkened sky, seaweed flowers stretching high And a world thought silent fills with song, as lilting arias ring out strong Under delicate waves laced among the tides; a magical world comes alive As mermaids tend their gardens deep, the earthly land cannot peek Upon silver sleekness of graceful tails; their jewel-like sheen on glassy scales Plaited hair, wisps of brown and red, swirling over sea garden beds While haunting melodies rise to blend with soprano voices in the wind Music swells from the deep green seas, while the mermaids twirl gleefully Shards of color crash, violently grand, spilling iridescent lights from fiery bands And people lost in wondrous dreams are touched by images they’ve never seen The mermaids rise from ocean lands creating artwork out of coral strands Magical moonbeams streaking high, brilliant streamers meld in a darkened sky Colorful strands flirting with the night, darting, dancing among warm starlight When western dawn breaks, with hints of gray, the mermaids gather to swim away Diving down deep to mermaid lands, the lights they leave flicker in bands From then on, at the end of day, a magical lightshow begins to play Colorful streamers, from the sea below, now cast on earth a startling glow. Awestruck, under the darkness of night, people watch the dancing “Northern Lights”. These amazing lights, ever-moving strong, forever pay homage to the mermaid’s song --- Alison |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
This is as magical as are the mermaids inside the poem you describe. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (04-15-2017 01:53 PM).] |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Thank you, Jerry. |
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Night_Owl Junior Member Posts 22 |
alive are the mermaids dancing in my mind, thank you for that beautiful image. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
That was way cool Alison! I enjoyed that very much. Loved your dazzling descriptions!I always wanted to be a mermaid when I was a little kid at the swimming pool. ~L |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Your poem is mesmerizing and you've painted some beautiful scenery. Beautiful, you. So so nice to read you again Alison. I hope life is good. |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Gifted! As usual . . . and my thoughts about you . . . ...................as usual, though not a one, simple. j. |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Thank you all. I think it's a bit over-written, but I haven't dabbled for a long time. Alison |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
enjoyed reading...james |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
this wasn't only a treasured read, but also painted a magical mind photograph for the reader to hear, touch and feel through every word....thank you |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Thank you so very much, Lee and James. Alison |
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