THE EBONY MERMAID

THE EBONY MERMAID WITH RAVEN BLACK HAIR

EYES OF GOLDEN BROWN BERYL BEADS

AND THE WAVES OF THE SEA

 

And the waves of the sea

Came gushing forth

Riotous and free

The ebony mermaid with raven black hair 

And eyes of golden beryl brown beads 

Came swimming ashore every once in a while

To see the sailors pass by

In their wooden boats

Trying to catch with their fishing nets

The wishing golden and silver fishes beyond

The silver waves of the slashing sea

Every day she would watch

And admire a sinewy lad

Come forth with brown locks of gold

And a satchel containing few reels and silver lines

To ferret and catch with his fishing rod

A worm his bait

And to fill thereby his woven vacant 

Cane basket full of silver and golden fishes

 

To his great allurement

He sighted far beyond, the ebony mermaiden

With black raven hair

And eyes of golden brown beryl beads

Swimming beneath the waves rocking to and fro carelessly

The silvery foaming sea

And wished indeed very much to have her as his wife

In his pining human heart

All forsook he by the ebony mermaiden with black raven hair

And eyes of golden brown beryl beads for his fishy bride to be

To live in his withered straw hut

Near the shore side

 

He thought and though first time reluctant was he

Wilfully and unhesitating, eagerly resolved

He had to catch the big fish in his silvery net

    Thus to tame the beautiful beast

As his silvery fish tailed ebony mermaiden bride

And live with him near the shore side hut of straw

Beneath the shady coconut trees

Every day he watched the pretty ebony mermaiden with black raven hair

And eyes so golden, brown beryl beads

Seated on a rock tempting with her wiles

The precious heart of the landlubber sailor fisher man

 

Now though he cared much more 

Than she ever dreamed

For she was hidden beneath the veils of the rising high tide

Of the silver waves of the sea

Now before it ebbed, receded and diminished

And before the ebony mermaiden vanished away into the sea

He dropped his silvery net just below where he sighted

And with a great tug-o'-war and an immense pull

Brought the mermaiden ashore up the wooden boat

Now though it surprised the ebony mermaiden

With raven black hair very much

Her golden brown beryl beaded eyes grew with astonishment

To find her in the grasp of the brawny sailor she secretly admired

From the shores up above

She flipped and tossed and breathed vigorously in and out

As if a fish he tangled….. a fish out of water

 

But calming down the luscious locks of the mermaiden

And gently removing the mesh around her waist

And slithery tails

He spoke in a language

Though his discourse the ebony mermaiden

With raven black hair

Astonishingly seemed to understand

I reckon both mermaid and fisherman

 Fully understood the gnashes and the clashes

Of the sonorous waves buffeting the shore side sharpened rocks

Like a pencil sharpened by a blade

She looked with eyes of brown golden beryls

With sun dipped mascara and heavy laden clouds as black eye liner

Maybe a tinge of electric blue sky eye shadow

Upon her lids so purple anemones and fishy floshy swishy

He kissed her gallantly

Like a knight in silver, shining armour

Beneath the luminous crescent moon orb

Sailing silvery and glowing full with glee

At the two forsaken lovers

 

And said to her even though she did not understand

 A word of the strange language he spoke

Yet she nodded obeying as if she comprehended

The depth and intensity of his candour

As he requested and beseeched desperately

"Wilt thou marry me 

My pretty ebony mermaiden

With raven black hair and brown golden eyes of beryl beads

I shall look after you as my fishy mermaiden wife

As dutifully and loyally a sailor fisherman husband

Incomparable to any living human being or mermen

Of the buffeting waves of the tumultuous sea 

Rocking high above my wooden boat

If only you stay in my straw hut by the shore

Hidden under the shade of the tall coconut palms

So nicely dark and silhouetted by the setting sun"

 

The ebony mermaiden kissed him back with ardour sweet

Reciprocating his true love

Stealing a passionate kiss on the rocking wooden boat

She seldom minded being caught in his dreamy boat

That now the sailor fisher man sailed

Using his strong sinewy arms

With oars like a drama unfolds in circles

Stroking wave by wave, up and down the blustery seas

In motion and full emotions of rapture and glee

Silver and gold of the shiny reflecting sun's arrows

Showcased down below the silvery, shivery sea so grey and cold indeed!

Sailing it like a dream with his golden oars happily

 

Finally he arrived upon the shore

Emptying his woven cane basket and silver net filled with fishes

He caught along with the pretty mermaiden

With raven black hair 

And eyes of golden brown beryl beads

Of the silvery caressing waves 

Of the shore

And lifting her in his strong arms

Carried her right to the threshold of the open straw hut door

Then silently he placed her on his straw bed

Though soft and cushiony with straw

And gunny

He sheltered her from the brewing storms

Where once she dwelled in the waves of the curling seas 

'Furore Furore'

In a cradle of petals he'd strewed 

All around her

Growing wildly around the simple straw hut

In numbers and figures amply amongst blades of long green grass

Yellow, pink, blue, purple and orange petals of Geraniums

Beneath the well shaded tall coconut trees

 

Then in his little tub he filled

Generously with water

And bathed the beautiful ebony mermaiden

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