I am told to have a beautiful voice,
told to possess a soul with wings-
perhaps it has something to do with
the myth about sirens.
Oh long legs and cascade of falling
hair as they gaze upon passersby
with forlorn stares.
They gather seashells near ominous
caves, their song enough to lure one
beneath the emerald waves.
When promised false devotion they
weep, weaving tresses into seaweed;
for years we hear mournful wailing
by the beach.
Sirens sing a song for me, uncover a
world that lies waiting in search of
thee who knows what truth’s hidden
in a haze of duplicity.
Photo credits: 1909
Brendan invites us to write about mythical creatures. I chose to
write about sirens
Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads
26 Responses
Duplicitous as the sea, that siren song, the bittersweet tresses of wave and shore. We hear that siren song with the fins in our ears and it swims into regions of the heart no one has seen before. Lovely identification with the theme and them.
Thank you so much, Brendan 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
The siren’s song, a song without words, but heard by all, who frequent the beaches and shores. A lovely poem about them.
Thank you so much, Annell 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A lovely whimsical poem Sanaa
Much🌼love
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Much🌹love
I love your Siren Song. Especially the last thought “who knows what truth’s hidden
in a haze of duplicity.” Who indeed. 🙂
Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A beautiful tale of the sirens, who lured sailors to their deaths…
Thank you so much, Toni 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
A lovely take on the prompt, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Marilyn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I like this Sanaa. I like reading and hearing stories about the sirens of the woods and fields. You, i.e. the writer have a tall order to fill.
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Thank you so much, Jim 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Interesting twist on the siren story, presenting them in a somewhat more sympathetic light with the personal identification. I love verse 4 especially – gives me shivers of delight.
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Lovely, reading about the sirens of the sea.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Your language is so lush in the description of the otherworldly sirens. I enjoyed this immensely.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Tie me to the mast, bind me hard
just to make me once
to hear the spells of sirens’ voice,
let me be tempted but protect me
be rope, be net, be cage
but let me please
hear temptation of the sirens’ song.
Ah yes Odysseus!❤️ I read that he made all his sailors plug their ears with beeswax and tie him to the mast and to leave him tied tightly no matter how much he begged. Thanks for stopping by, Bjorn 🙂
It’s strange how humans are drawn to sirens. I love stories of sirens, mermaids and the Lorelei, and their beautiful singing.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Kim ❤️
Thank you for linking to Monday WRites this week Sanaa
much love…
My pleasure, Gillena ❤️
Much🌹love