The notes caress me as a lover's hands 
Whirling around me as flakes of snow 
I do not believe that I could ever know 
A sweeter melody in all the lands 

Beautiful, beautiful, they sing for me 
Crimson lips savoring the sensuous sounds 
Their blatant desire knows no bounds 
In this forbidden and haunting harmony 

Oh, quickly tie me to the mast! 
I know that I cannot hope to outlast 
This onslaught of glorious ruthlessness 
Lovely ballad of tender loneliness 
Sail away, speedy vessel, and fast! 

By Nicole S. Porter, R.A. ©
All Rights Reserved
Based loosely on the Greek myth of the
sirens, said to lure sailors to their deaths with
irresistible song.
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