there is a dream, woven
into the pillars of Atlantis;
seaweed whispers, tangled
in flowing mermaid’s hair
& I
become liquid myth,
mingling; drinking
c(h)orals of (the) Deep Blue (Sea) ~
i take a vow of secrecy
through salt-crusted lips,
close my eyes
& dream
Atlantis
among the waves.
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Written for Karin Gustafson’s wonderful Prompt about “bodies of water” for dVerse’s Poetics. Grab your poem and join us at the bar!
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becoming a part of the dream…i like how you weave the myths into this..woven into the pillars of that fascinating city…and i like the mermaids hair…nice
heh, thanks, Claudia…
I like the flowing, mingling and mixing. The way it comes together is melodic. Thanks,
no, thank you! 🙂 glad you enjoyed…
ah i dream of atlantis….what a magica place that would be…was just talking to my oldest about it the other day…nice word play with your corals…smiles…salt crusted lips…smiles.
oh, i’d love to see it, too… i’ve heard whispers… but i will keep my secret 😉
I really like your opening lines:
there is a dream, woven
into the pillars of Atlantis;
thank you, glad you enjoyed 🙂
Mysterious… vow to keep the secrecy intact. Impressive writing.
‘I become liquid myth’- beautiful.
thank you very much, HA… yours gripped me, tightly… think i read it about 6 times by now… wonderful, wonderful work!!
Hey Love lovely song chorals deep blue see Love ya friend
thank you 🙂
lovely poem, and that song brings back memories…
thank you, Ruth… still a wonderful song… 🙂
I love the weaving of the mythical land, specially “liquid myth” ~ Lovely share Miriam ~
thank you, Grace
Irresistibly cool and mythically refreshing !!
thanks – loved yours, so stunning!
Lovely mythic mood. Thanks. Very well crafted. k.
thanks for the great prompt, Karin!
Indeed mythical and mesmerising Miri – how serene listening and reading your words. This is special young lady – thank you 🙂
no, thank you! xx