Sirens of the Sea 'Tis said in the legend No man can ever see A mermaid in daylight Til the hour passes three The favorite of times known To ride upon a wave The mermaids will dance then In the dark of a cave So the captain and crew With mackerel stowed in hold Tell stories of the sea As they're buckled in gold The waters seem quiet Far from Eversong Row "She mustn't be out here Lets move toward Craggy Cove!" Then out of black water A moan pitched to the sky It sounded like a whale With a piercing, sad cry Johnnie Cray took his spy glass Abbott grabbed the boat hook "Ok, mermaid creature Let the boys have a look!" Now was it the whiskey The sea fog or the mist That turned Johnnie's face white And held tight his strong fist The ship started rocking Sharp waves crashed on deck The fear in their eyes raised To recall a shipwreck The captain then throttled To clear off the plank For last time they sailed here The ship nearly sank She waits here for someone And why would that be Does Johnnie remember The Siren of the Sea Original poetry and web design by Susan M Klein Paint Shop Pro 7