Nereids' Prayer~

Now I lay my seashell body

in a sand outline

by a child's rendition of a sand castle

slightly tilted

rainbow sprinkles in the moat

a wafer cone under the scuttle of a curious crab

 

I pray the lines

my soul to unfurl

not in yellow tape

but on the back of a seahorse

who happened by the coral reef of my spine

tugged my heart into the saddle of a wave

 

If I should sigh

before his cage

may the triton flay the membrane of my conscience

and the killer whale become

the alm

with which I am reborn from the sea

 

I pray the lord

not take the sea

it can eat the cities

and crush the hulls of a billion dolls

ambling

in stupefied thrall of flat screens

but leave the sea

o' lord

inside my veins

 

 

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Reviews

[OT]

ahh take me - but don't take the sea from within - the blood and spirit - the life/soul haha - whimsical trip (or splash ha) into the inner-psyche - twists and turns like the tides and that wanderlust seahorse - "reborn from the sea" - soothing for all the wrong reasons perhaps!! nice!

[LilyT]

Immaculate. Graceful. Though you like to think otherwise, your soul is spotless.

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

A sorrowful wish and prayer while understanding the chances of it occuring. Spikes of modern cruelty tainted with soft cries to nature and the flow of life. Beautiful =D

[Robin]

you have taken me to your seashore and here I sit reflecting upon its silvered surface , pondering its depth through your maricolous eyes . with thoughts of posideon and thetis dancing in the celestial mythscape above me . I feel the pull of the sea , lessons learned from the Moon , not wanting to leave . How I love the Sea and how I love your prayer .

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ahh..the strength of the oceans coursing through your veins..what an image..the sea holds so much magic and mystery..the one place on earth we cannot fully explore..beautiful as always..where do you find this stuff?

[Celeste21]

This ebbs, flows, and tugs at the soul. There is something mystical about the ocean. It must have a soul.. Our bodies are over 70% water this must explain humans obsession/ compulsion to water. It's alive like us. It feels like us. It is us.

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Your last stanza says so much;
I can really feel the emotions seep out!
This is amazing. I liked your write.
There is so much to say about this,
but I will just leave it as "Amazing!"