Fantasy Poem "When I Hear the Mermaid Sing"

 

Poem "When I Hear the Mermaid Sing" not previously published in a zine or anthology but published August 2023 in the now unpublished and out-of-print COSMIC JOURNEYS AND GOTHIC VISIONS: A SPECULATIVE POETRY COLLECTION by Richard H. Fay. 

When I Hear the Mermaid Sing

Oh, maiden of the savage sea,
Your bittersweet song calls to me.
Carried over the churning foam,
Your voice draws me from hearth and home.
While perched atop the surf-kissed rocks
You vainly brush your wavy locks
Unaware of my devotion.
I will yet brave the wild ocean
To be swept away by your charms
And hold you in my eager arms.