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Siren Song

He listens to her lilting song
Carried above the turbulence
But the passage is too clearly wrong
With his voyage not making sense

He stumbles across a heaving deck
To marvel as the Siren sings
The albatross strung from his neck
A dead weight with its dangling wings

He spots the Siren on a rock
As his ship shatters on a reef
Somehow he does not feel the shock
But realizes life is brief.

Written by crowfly

Published 6th Apr 2019

Author's Note

Suggested by the Siren in Greek mythology and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", which features the killing of an albatross as the prelude to a sailor's curse and likely death.

#death #mythology #surreal

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Re. Siren Song

Anonymous

6th Apr 2019 8:58pm

Beautiful ink my friend. I love Greek mythology. The logical explanation to all that can't be, isn't as farfetched as the so called moderns want to make us believe. I think this is beautiful and deep. If man looses contact with the basic principles of respect for all beings, he will drift towards disaster. At least this is the message I read here. Well done.

crowfly

6th Apr 2019 9:10pm

You got my meaning, J. The albatross is Coleridge's enduring symbol, and I tried for an approximation of his message. Cruelty to animals, and men, is deserving of a curse, and the fate the Sirens bring. The stormy seas are intended as the many upheavals of life. Thank you so much for your kind comment!