Sonia Walker Poet Prose

The Sirens of the Seas

sailors take warning
before you set sail
say a prayer that
your ship will survive
the ocean's swell and
take heed that the 
danger does not 
only lie above but 
also beneath the blackness 
of the fathomless sea
where sirens exist
only to beckon poor
men to their watery graves

they are the temptresses
with flowing dark hair who
sing their daunting songs
along the rocky shores
tempting seamen to join 
them far below where
briny seas swallow them whole 

do not hearken to these alluring
creatures for they will hypnotize
you with their mournful refrain
forcing you to jump ship into 
your aquatic prison forever
entombed within the black 
realm of the sirens of the seas 


March 31, 2017

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Poet Destroyer A May 15, 2016 at 1:12 AM A beautiful read and place to be... by the sea.... Searching for an escape... Love it... Linda Sonia Walker May 15, 2016 at 10:35 AM Linda, I woke up to your thoughtful review and it made my day. Thanks so much for your encouragement. ~ Sonia

Lin Lane May 5, 2016 at 4:39 PM Your words bring back the chapter in the Iliad where they men had to be tied down in order not to give in to the voices of the Sirens. Thanks for this one, Sonia. Sonia Walker May 5, 2016 at 4:57 PM Lin, thank you for your kind comment. It has been years since I read the Iliad. Apparently, those seductive sirens have been around for a long time. ~ Sonia

Ovidiu Bocsa May 5, 2016 at 2:48 PM Wonderful sirens of the seas In pensive mood I stay tied by your verse Touched by the white-ash breeze, With some sad sighs honour best hearse; Sonia Walker May 5, 2016 at 4:27 PM Thank you for making a comment.