Ocean froth
Tumbles forth
Upon the sandy shore
Tails do glitter bright
Beneath the turquoise waves
Deep, deep down
A rainbow of scaly tails
Strong and powerful
Their fishy half
Propels them onward
Past the shoals
Hair streams back
And dances 'round their faces
Blue-skinned and twinkle-eyed
Their voices rise
And bring forth
A haunting melody
That gives birth to screams
The sailors yell
And fight the spell
But not for long
Eventually they succumb
And sink
Bliss upon their visages
Cold water shocks them
And clears their minds
But too late
For none can live to tell the tale
Of sirens' songs
And mermaids' tails