A slick green tail slides,
Between choppy, pulsing waves.
And from his Yacht, a young man spies,
through squinting, disbelieving eyes.
A strand of pearls,
‘round chestnut curls.
His eyes are met with a curious gaze.
He just keeps staring, in a daze.
And through the tendrils softly shone
A pair of supple, silky breasts;
Coated with the ocean’s foam,
Bobbing in the tide’s caress.
A hand reached up in offering
He asked her name.
She said nothing.
With a pull of the hand
She slid onto the deck
Tail writhing with anticipation,
And in her eyes there was a fleck,
Of purest love and admiration.
She loomed over him as he lounged in the sun
Closed her eyes
Leaned in for the kiss
His trust, the Siren clearly won,
For he willingly parted his yearning lips.
And that moment was pure ecstasy
He wished that she would stay for life
But he knew that she belonged to the sea
He accepted this fact, though with much strife.
The lips were gone from his too fast.
His eyes flew open to see the face
Of a flopping, gulping, gray seabass
Which he had kissed, to his disgrace.
Little Sister grins with demonic delight.
Digital camera in her hand
“You made out with the fish I caught,” she said
Her freckled face dotted with sand.
For that camera he would desperately grab,
As the sail on the ship softly unfurls
Sister asks “What do you have?”
He looks to his hand.
A strand of pearls…
Author notes
background photo credit:Annie Leibovitz
A contest entry
- Pic Prompt: FANTASY & DARK Part I by Rinoasis.
600 points, ended July 13, 2008, 8 entries
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Such beautiful words. I always wondered how it would be to be a creature of the deep. The image of the merpeople is vast; sometimes malevolent, sometimes welcoming, always mysterious and beautiful.
I love the background, really awesome. -
AKA
Awfully bad choice: Dreadfully bad taste. A great story...I like your stuff a lot you are a good storyteller. Thanks...
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Wow, this is a very interesting story here. I like how you mentioned the pearls in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
I think these lines are very powerful and stand out:
"His eyes are met with a curious gaze.
He just keeps staring, in a daze."
I can really see that beautiful mermaid in my mind and that man enchanted by her beauty and uniqueness. Glad you chose that mermaid pic!
Thanks for entering my contest!
Blessings & Light,
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plus i could actually visualise a few scenes from the disney movie at some parts...amazing work...hats off to you
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i would have missed much if i hadnt read this..i am amazed at the way the entry of the mermaid is depicted..i see that the real story is tweaked a bit in that here, the 'prince' is the one who is obsessing after the mermaid..it was truly funny towards the end yet adds a bit of pure mystery at the last two lines...it was delightful to read...thank you for suggesting to me your poem!
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hahaha this is great! the start is kind of.. i dunno.. sexual? in a way, then it gets really romantic in a nice way, then the reader is plunged into humour! but you still feel kind of sad that it wasn't real. i love how the end gets you thinking though. this is a great poem, really well thought out and well written. keep it up friend! -Jamie
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