I've the desire to be a siren,
and so siren shall I be.
I'll wash my throat with strong lye soap--
my tongue with strychnine tea--
then when I sing, my cunning will bring
the doomed from out the sea.
I've the desire to be wicked,
and so wicked shall I be,
that the Lorelei will seek me out
to ask and bow and find out how
I sing so
sing-u-lar-ly.
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for Fireblossom Friday.
this is sing-song wonderful
ReplyDeleteThis definitely sings!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Mama Zen--if this doesn't put the ship on the rocks, I don't know what will. I especially like the last line/word, and it's sounded-out syllables.
ReplyDeleteYou will create another myth with the power of this telling! A myth of an Ur-siren with no throat or voice who "sings" by sucking "the doomed from out the sea." Singularly indeed! What pipes! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love that this feisty siren-song is labeled under "Try and Stop Me".
ReplyDeleteyou clever girl!
ReplyDeleteI love the Try and Stop Me, too. You are Unstoppable! And that makes me so happy!
ReplyDeleteShe proclaims it thus ........
ReplyDeleteWicked! And clever.
ReplyDeletedouble-dog dare ya!
ReplyDeleteLyrical!
ReplyDeleteAnd the lustful fear of all pirates!
Beautiful!
I've the desire to be wicked,
ReplyDeleteand so wicked shall I be....love that line. I think there is a bit of the wicked in me. :)
this is wicked good ;D
ReplyDeleteI remember the desire to be wicked. I no longer have it, of course, because it was a trifle exhausting.
ReplyDeleteI love the rhythm of "to ask and bow and find out how"...so simple but so effective here.
K
Ah....one thing about magic, if you are the magician you can be whatever you want to be!!
ReplyDelete"to ask and bow and find out how..."
ReplyDeleteI love the rhythm and rhyme of this, and I wanna be, too!
"I've the desire to be wicked,
ReplyDeleteand so wicked shall I be,"
and so you shall, SP, so you shall! {smile}
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This is excellent. But I don't know why anyone would really want to be a siren. What a lonely life that would be. I love the mention of the lorelei.
ReplyDeleteThe cadence of this is absolutely perfect. There's a lilting loveliness here, with an evil edge underneath. Perfect siren song, in other words. Love this, especially: "then when I sing, my cunning will bring
ReplyDeletethe doomed from out the sea."
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so fun and...wicked!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Sea shanties for sirens!
ReplyDeleteI finally wrote for your prompt, Shay! I cheated a little and paired it with mine...
ReplyDeleteWOW...this IS a spooky siren song...the lilting magic of this makes it truly a joy to read!
I love the lye soap and strychnine tea!!
Poe WOULD be proud! :)