Song of the sea

Sea dwelling human like creatures such as mermaids, sea nymphs and sirens play a prominent role in coastal storytelling and mythology, the images in this portfolio are from times I have been captivated by the drift of the flaxen strands of seaweed and the sea's rhythm as it reflects the sky, transfixed and seduced by the mystery of what is beneath the surface. My wife often teases me as I leave the house, joking that I am off to have an illicit meeting with a mermaid.

I wrote this poem about the old stories and myths that are gradually disappearing or being trivialised in our modern world.

Betrayal

The sea's howl is drowned

By the culling of mermaids

Bludgeoned from memory

Diced into myth

Bright tails flounder

Like beached whales

The severed siren choir

Haul heavy bones

To oceans home

Gasping, grasping at waves