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To my ears her gift  .  .  . Sound of ocean in seashells,   .  .  .  Whispered she loves me.
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Jan 27, 2015
Jan 27, 2015 at 3:31 AM UTC
Haiku ( selkie )
To my ears her gift  .  .  . Sound of ocean in seashells,   .  .  .  Whispered she loves me.
Selkies (also spelled silkies, selchies; Irish/Scottish Gaelic: selchidh, Scots: selkie fowk) are mythological creatures found in Scottish, Irish, and Faroese folklore.  Selkies are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land. The legend is apparently most common in Orkney and Shetland and is very similar to those of swan maidens. Female selkies are said to make excellent wives, but because their true home is the sea, they will often be seen gazing longingly at the ocean.  Sometimes, a selkie maiden is taken as a wife by a human man and she has several children by him.
ormond
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Jan 27, 2015
Jan 27, 2015 at 3:31 AM UTC
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