poem08 Oct 2012 11:27 am
MERMAID
(villanelle)
She slips beyond the reach of man
in torpid heat he kneels to pray
bright-eyed, fevered upon the sand
He casts hook and line with firm hand
in frothing water day by day
she slips beyond the reach of man
He feels the curse as if a brand
the distant gods regard his face
bright-eyed, fevered upon the sand
Sleek siren heeds no human plan
from ships, or sailors’ longing gaze
she slips beyond the reach of man
Bright silver lures her near the strand
the man has hardened in his ways
bright-eyed, fevered upon the sand
The man must feed his hungry clan
pulls food not myth from raging waves
She slips beyond the reach of man
bright-eyed, fevered upon the sand
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