Sea Lullaby Comments

Now in silence she lingers Beside him all night To wash her long fingers In silvery light. Elinor Morton Wylie......love these lines. Beautiful poem.

Now in silence she lingers Beside him all night To wash her long fingers In silvery light. ~~~ Love it

The sea creeps to pillage, She leaps on her prey; A child of the village Was murdered today. ~ just excellent poetic writings; enjoyable too; great sea lullaby

A nicely penned piece I appreciate the creative art!

I appreciate the creative art it is superb.

Walk Warm Water Lull Tide Beaches walk tantalizing lull in the tide peace is wave rocked into souls walk warm wave womb sands Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

Siren Summer Song In Windswept Tide siren tantalizing lull in windswept tide mica glitters in wave light kissed sands summer sun is sown golden memories Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

Mica Sands Silicate Treasure Trove Passages silicate sheets flakes sail in home oceans silicate sheets flakes journey in sea waves silicate sheets flakes treasure trove sands Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

Light Glitters On Surface Depths light glitters on water wave motions light glitters on wave washed mica sands silicate sheets stolen from tidal rocks Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

Life Mother Salt Saline Womb salt saline womb or salt tears sea grey sands or white black sands waves ripple waves roll shore kiss Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

Safe Deceptive Calm Turning Tide tame tantalizing lull in turning tide ripple rocks beguiles like a lullaby safe deceptive calm of still waters Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

An Eerie Beauty Is Light Upon Bewitching Waters woe woe beware a sea lullaby where bewitching sea lures us in beach walker swimmer lures in, with the light of the full moon upon reflective glass waters, lures a bewitched small boy in with a smooth china plate moon smile on walk upon silver waters; an invisible cloak hides ripples passage bubbles air rising spent life hides death unmarked watery grave; tide turn was vicious entrapment of prey a spider leaping upon a fly in wet webs savage glee in claiming a small child's life; Copyright © Terence George Craddock

Grey Sands White Sands Or Black Beach Sands the tantalizing lull in the tide rocks beguiles like a lullaby deceptive calm of still waters salt of the womb or salt of sea grey sands or white black sands waves ripple waves roll in to shore light glitters on water wave motions light glitters on wave washed mica sands silicate sheets stolen from tidal rocks silicate sheets flakes sail in home oceans silicate sheets flakes journey in sea waves silicate sheets flakes treasure trove sands the tantalizing lull in windswept tide mica glitters in in wave light kissed sands in summer sun is sown golden memories in the tantalizing lull in the tide peace is wave rocked into souls walking in warm wave wombs Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

Lullaby Tantalizing Lull In The Tide the tantalizing lull in the tide rocks beguiles like a lullaby deceptive calm of still waters the sea lures us in the beach walkers with the light of the moon upon dark waters ink night waters reflective waters who can swim in moonlight in night dark river waters in summer rivers flowing deep who can swim in moonlight in warm embrace womb seas in depths comfort wave lullabies Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Sea Lullaby' by the poet Elinor Morton Wylie. Dedicated to the poet Elinor Morton Wylie.

Wow a 'Sea Lullaby' where the sea lures us in, the reader with the light of the moon upon reflective waters, lures a small boy in with a smooth golden cloak then choked him and beat him/ to death, for a joke. The personification of the sea as bright locks... tangled, (as) She shouted for joy/ With one hand she strangled/ A strong little boy illuminates a savage glee in claiming the life of a small child. From the opening two stanzas The old moon is tarnished With smoke of the flood, The dead leaves are varnished With colour like blood. A treacherous smiler With teeth white as milk, A savage beguiler In sheathings of silk to the turn and vicious entrapment of prey like a spider leaping upon a fly in a web The sea creeps to pillage, She leaps on her prey; A child of the village Was murdered today. the poem lures us in with a bewildering choice of themes and visual images. The last lines add other dimensions with the eerie beauty of in the concluding lines Now in silence she lingers Beside him all night To wash her long fingers In silvery light.

Perfectly eerie for this fine fall! The artist's form is almost completely unbroken: A: 6 syllables B: 5 syllables C: 6 syllables D: 5 syllables Bar ump bar rump bar rump, Bar ump bee bar ump... Artistic license allows the word murdered to be pronounced in 3 syllables, but golden should have been gold to make this poem absolutely form perfect.

Fun to read; horrifying energy. I love how the author characterizes the sea and makes it into a human form. Very fascinating and will stick with the reader for quite a long time.

The sea embracing death! Fantastic imagery, indeed.

As the title sea lullaby...the beauty of keepeth the wrath, the death..death by waves..lovely imagery is very perfect

Elinor Amazing poetic skills here