Mystic Waters (An Ekphrastic Pantoum)
There she waits, sea maiden so fair
Submerged in salted tears
Sunlit tresses fanning sea-caps
Mythical, natures perilous beauty
Submerged in salted tears
Sea tastes bitter on the tongue
Mythical, natures perilous beauty
Oh, behold her fathomless treasure
Sea tastes bitter on the tongue
Her mournful eyes belie her lair
Oh, behold her fathomless treasure
Mortal men, beware the siren's call
Her mournful eyes belie her lair
Sunlit tresses fanning sea-caps
Mortal men, beware the siren's call
There she waits, sea maiden so fair
Selena Howard ©2011
