Seph Vi Poet Free verse

Aquatic Blessings

Despite her very boring job
the sea witch still often arose 
to swim upward to see the sun;

And every day, all day long
she would simply stay there
basking quietly in the sunlight;

Her crown of gold always glowed
as her eight midnight tentacles
splashed the sea just for fun;

Time always lingered but passed on
and yet the sea witch still enjoyed 
the silent peace in the land above;

With the humans gone she felt free
until she saw the sight of a lady
in purple with a bright pink tail.

A green head of luscious hair appeared
as her long lost friend met her gaze 
in these desolately calm night skies;

For a moment she paused before she said,
"I know you and I intend to bring you 
the moon's light, for you are worthy."

She then held out the shining crescent 
smiling up brightly while gulls sang
and didn't waver upon seeing the crown;

The ocean king's gold trident faced her
and that's when she realized her heart
had a question that needed an answer.

"Your song is what summoned me to you,
but will you ever come back home again
to share the music with the rest of us?"

The sea witch looked down at her trident
with a sagely smile while pointing it
towards the held out moon before replying,

"For many years I longed to feel like Ariel
so why rejoin the depths when this earth
has always offered me genuine refuge?"

Then she reached out to touch the moon
while the mermaid looked at her pensively,
not realizing that she'd just been blessed.

Note: The sea witch is based on an original character I created for a video game playthrough. You can see the accompanying art for this poem on my Tumblr.

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Angela Terry August 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM This poem has fantastic imagery that reminded me of The Little Mermaid. I like how the sea witch is content with her surroundings. Seph Vi August 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM I'm glad you caught that reference! That is the precise Ariel my sea witch was talking about, and she empowers mermaids with Poseidon's trident to be able to speak on land without harm to their bodies.