A good ballad to lose oneself in.

Again, very good. I love your style!

I don't read a lot of poetry that deals with Scottish folklore these days, so kudos for alluding to selkies.

"The tears of maiden dew." Your poetry is always so ethereal.

The motifs of 'turquoise' and 'seven years' added depth to this piece.

Oh wonderful descriptions! Wow wow wow! Very very nice, the tone is gentle, symbolising the vulnerability. Keep writing dear!

~Anna~ ^_^

Great rhythm! I liked how the beat of the poem adds to the pace of the story and 'the tempest'. The story has a very mythological feel to it and the poem sounds like a song. I enjoyed the repetition of 7 tears which contrasts the 2 situations.
~fleur

Awsome as usuall, love the rhyme scheme as always good job :)

You've got a really classic style and vivid descriptions (that sounds so stuffy). I like that I could draw this poem and the picture would be gorgeous.

Happy Writing. :)

WWK

I seem to remember reading somewhere in English or Irish folklore that a selkie is a seal that can become human for a while and mate with a woman. Sort of like a man falling in love with a mermaid. Anyway, you've done a splendid job of creating a poignant fairy tale romance.

Oh I like it!
It's beautiful and full of love and strength and beauty... :)


I didn't know selkies could be men.
Can they? .. or did you just decide to make this one a man?

xx

Beautiful! That reminds me of the third Pirates of the Carribean movie, with Elizabeth and Will! Really well written, love the details! Awesome poem!

~Little Miss Cullen Cutie~

I liked this one alot. Great imagery and story. :D

Each time I read one of your poems, I just can't help thinking about how much our styles are different xD
(Of course, you don't seem to have abandoned your love of alliterations, assonances and such :p)

Once again, another poem with very beautiul imagery. I'm not that fond of the 'maiden waiting all day to see her lover', but you really made this really beautiful, with 'seven tears she cried', repeated several times in the poem.
Another interesting line is 'loving salty dreams'... this probably makes a direct reference to the salty waters of the sea... but also to the tears of the maiden (and 3rd line of the last stanza seems to suggest it too).
Nice also to see how the seven tears turns into 'seven yearning years' at the end, or into a tempest in the first line of the 2nd stanza.

Oh, I could keep on like that for a while, but I don't really have the time to do so, and besides, your poem is NOT an exam subject xD

So, I'll just end by saying that's another very nice poem, indeed :)

She wandered to the wake, of waves just out of reach,
She gazed out to eternity, to a horizon turquoise blue,
-- So perdy :)

Love it! Really like the idea of a collection of mythology inspired poems out of you! Excellent :)

Poor woman... the selkies always choose the sea...