Dennis Cardiff: Poems and Prose

Mermaids

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D Cardiff
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mermaid

 

Lonely drifts the solemn night.
Melancholy sighs
the evening breeze.
Love birds sing, on wing they soar.
Dreams are sailing seaward,
waves are lapping
hungry shore.

My paddle dips into the dark,
murmuring to mermaids
crooning softly in watery choir —
voices haunting, silvery, sweet.
I long to join them
in lullabies
of the deep.

Into the depths, I descend
(succumbing and becoming)
caressed by tresses of the mermaid.
Entrancing arms surround,
holding and enfolding.
Love undersea —
forever found.

 

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6 responses to “Mermaids”

  1. stephbradburn Avatar
    stephbradburn

    Beautiful! Is that your art work too?

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  2. Heartafire Avatar
    Heartafire

    Lovely ethereal …very beautiful.

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    1. denniscardiff Avatar
      denniscardiff

      Thank you, Holly, your comments mean a lot to me.

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      1. Heartafire Avatar
        Heartafire

        It’s my pleasure to read your lovely poetry Dennis.

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  3. Felicia Avatar
    Felicia

    I always wanted to be a mermaid. Still do. LOL!

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    1. denniscardiff Avatar
      denniscardiff

      Thank you, Felicia, I have always been fascinated by mermaids.

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