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"Eternally Longing" by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
SF&F Picture 6 out of 7 by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
| The legend goes that Loreley was a beautiful maiden who fell in love with a Count. But as fate would have it, he was forced to wed with another woman. And so Loreley swore revenge and drowned herself in the Rhine. And from then, whenever sailors passed beneath the dangerous eddies and swirls below Loreley Rock, they would hear the echo of her voice luring them to the water to be drowned. |
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They say the cliffs are haunted by
a solemn, lonely cry,
and I have seen the doves and gulls
dance aching lullabies.
Upon the shattered Autumn winds
leap echoed, searing sighs,
and when the moon has glazed her eye
from depths slips Loreley.
She combs her hair --- Rhine-gold spun light,
sings torn flame siren songs.
The winking gleam of dew-drop lace
seeps from her crown of thorns.
her face is Youth wed with crook'd Age,
and pain for heart-rent wrongs
she's cast upon poor sailors who
for Loreley did long.
From depths she spins eternal cries
and Loreley does long.
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About 'Eternally Longing':
• Status: OK
• Created by:
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law• Copyright: ©Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. All rights reserved!
• Keywords: Loreley, Lorelay, Lorelie, Lorelei
• Categories: Magic and Sorcery, Spells, etc., Celtic
• Views: 490
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