Dreaming
(c) by Sundram, an Australian artist.
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Once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's back Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath That the rude sea grew civil at her song And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maids music ~William Shakespeare
Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees... ~John Keats
In every colour there's the light, In every stone sleeps a crystal, Remember the Shaman when he used to say, "Man is the dream of the dolphin." ~lyrics by Enigma
Love Rules for Dating a Mermaid Never betray her; The wrath of a mermaid is unfathomable and endless. As beautiful and sweet her nature can be, so it can be vindictive. Never eat food served by a mermaid in her underwater cave; you will never be able to return to land should you want to. Never peer at her through a bathroom keyhole on a saturday- this is her day to relax in the tub and her tail comes out in full bloom. Buy her a gold or mother of pearl mirror for her birthday. A new and strong hairbrush is sure to make her happy. Never pull her hair, even teasingly. Mermaids collect seashells-if you give her a beautiful shell she may repay you with a wish. Mermaids love to be kissed; they are very romantic. Prepare her a wonderful meal of seafood, one way to a mermaids heart is through her stomach. Rub hot coconut oil over her tail it will drive her wild with desire. ~author unknown
The Sound of the Sea The sea awoke at midnight from its sleep, And round the pebbly beaches far and wide I heard the first wave of the rising tide Rush onward with uninterrupted sweep; A voice out of the silence of the deep, A sound mysteriously multiplied As of a cataract from the mountain's side, Or a roar of winds upon a wooded steep. So comes to us at times, from the unknown And inaccessible solitudes of being, the rushing of the sea tides of the soul; And inspirations, that we deem our own, Are some divine foreshadowing and focusing Of things beyond our reason or control. ~Henry Wasdworth Longfellow
