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Siren of the Sea

She shakes the sea
from her hair
in tiny, salty droplets
rising up from the water
after diving among anemones
reef gazing
swimming through a myriad
of color brilliant fish
hearing the call
of palm trees
beckoning her back
from a supernatural sea
to a beach where
white sand swirls
like desire
enticing mermaids
upward from the depths
the magic mixture
of waves, air and sea foam
she touches the tiny seashells
strung around her neck
sing me a song
between high tide
and low dreams
frothy enchantress
of sultry dreams
steady surf beneath
her floating feet
magnificent creature
born of seaside fables
and a writer’s pen.
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24 Comments

  1. Lana, beautiful poem capturing the magic of the sea – love the building sense of mysticism. Oh, those necklaces of shells do seem to sing a song, I used to have one as young. Perfect finale…born from the writer’s pen!

    • Thanks Annika. We’ve had so many beautiful summer poems on WordPress and also fabulous photos like yours that I hate seeing the magic of summer ending, so I tried extending the magic a bit.

      • I try to squeeze every last moment out of summer too in life…eating outdoors even in the dark with candles. Once Autumn starts there are so many months of cold weather, spent indoors…

        • It’s hard to let go of summer. In Texas, we are lucky to get breaks in between “cold spells” and sometimes it doesn’t even get cold until January so that gives us 2 months of winter but still seems too long to me.

  2. I can smell the salty air and hear the roaring tides in this one … and suddenly, I can feel myself relaxing. Thank you!!

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