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Her fine hands are gentle With lithe and spiny fingers Of bone and fin. Her eyes are opal, Essence of emerald and topaz, A hoard of treasure. Her hair is sea gathering And dances in the blue currents Deadly as the sea snake. Her skin is coral, Made of mineral and sorcery, A fatal beacon. Her lips are urchin, Set in a whirlpool of face, A spiral of doom. Her voice is dream, Rocking the lost wrecked ships, Ground into sand. Her long tail is fable Of paradise, beyond faraway seas, Cyclones and waves.
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Feb 25, 2013
Feb 25, 2013 at 11:42 AM UTC
Anatomy of a Mermaid
Her fine hands are gentle With lithe and spiny fingers Of bone and fin. Her eyes are opal, Essence of emerald and topaz, A hoard of treasure. Her hair is sea gathering And dances in the blue currents Deadly as the sea snake. Her skin is coral, Made of mineral and sorcery, A fatal beacon. Her lips are urchin, Set in a whirlpool of face, A spiral of doom. Her voice is dream, Rocking the lost wrecked ships, Ground into sand. Her long tail is fable Of paradise, beyond faraway seas, Cyclones and waves.
ormond
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Feb 25, 2013
Feb 25, 2013 at 11:42 AM UTC
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