The Shell Maiden
I rarely post my writing, but wanted to share this. I had already posted it alongside my artwork of the same titled, but figured it needed it’s own entry. This was written at ArtFest 2009 – in Port Townsend, Washington while in a class instructed by Susan Wooldridge , author of PoemCrazy and Fool’s Gold.
The Shell Maiden
I come from the rain of sky and sea,
caught on the web of a shoreline daisy,
braced low and spinning in carnival delight
with the kiss of Pacifica’s mist.
I come from the company of driftwood and seashells,
bleached white as a wedding train waiting to be worn.
The waves roll like a wedding march
announcing the union of land and deep blue dreams.
They bring a dowry of tangled vines and sand dollar spines,
and my heart says YES to this sailors treasure.
I come from the flutter of dry seaweed,
no longer rich with Oceana’s brine, and yet
adorning the beach with seafoam flare,
like rice and petals clinging to the foot of a runaway bride.
Bring me the delicacies of your wedding feast,
snapped up in the yellow of a jealous lover’s bill,
for I am treading softly here on honeymoon beds of ancient sand,
inscribing moon colored vows
on the framework
of whales.
Aimee Stewart April 2nd, 2009
JaneSolomon 18 days ago
Breathtakingly beautiful and unforgettable soul poetry. xx
Foxfires replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much Jane… it is truly a delight to share writing with others who can craft with words so passionately!
Mudsoldat 18 days ago
Mermaid songs of ye olde tale…a beautiful sailors lament for he knows what pull ye hold for him..betwixt landfalla and his deep never to be denied mistress of blue heaving soul chain.. beautiful write Fox. Mudman
Foxfires replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much Mudman – the siren’s song will never fail for the sailors who journey out to hear it one more time…
linskudd 18 days ago
So so beautiful.
Foxfires replied 18 days ago
Thank you very much
Ginny Schmidt 18 days ago
Very lovely; it inspires many beautiful mental images and awakens the sound of the sea.
Foxfires replied 18 days ago
Thank you so much Ginny – wish I were standing on it’s shore right this moment
Mark Ramstead 18 days ago
inscribing moon colored vows
on the framework
of whales.
Beautiful, you can write as lovely as you can visualize… : )
Foxfires replied 18 days ago
Thank you so very much Mark, that means a lot to me. When I wrote this, I literally had a fragment of whale bone sitting next to me on the desk… :)