Three swimmers

I saw a maiden by the shore

Beneath a starlit sky.

Swimming in the waves she was,

Shameless in her nudity.

Earth, ocean, sky and woman

Were but one enduring memory.

Brighter than the starlight ran

Atop her foaming destiny.

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I saw a mother by the shore

Beneath a starlit sky.

Swimming in the waves she was,

Shameless in her nudity.

Her haunting presence left a trail,

Her body soft and sleek yet found,

Her legs were surely mermaid's tail,

Poseidon's daughter, ocean bound.

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I saw a lady by the shore,

Her argent hair a comet's tail.

Not a stitch of clothing wore

This lady of the water, frail.

Would, dear madam, you could take

This landsman's hand and make

A merman of me I would own

To join you in your briny home.

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Alas, dear sir, it cannot be,

For sorceress I am not, I say.

On your dry land you must remain,

Watch o'er the shoreline when you may.

And should you see in yonder blue

My watery being you would know

That you may hold my image true,

As deep below the waves I go.

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The Comet was recently exhibited with other works by Eileen Cooper RA

EILEEN COOPER RA: Swimming in the Night Sky

Exhibition 8-27 April 2024

Rabley Gallery Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 2LW

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