1. Liquid Letters
She haunts the black cliffs by day, walks the shore at night. Memories cocoon parched heart. Reality shredding hope as jagged rocks shred surf.
Seven tears cast upon the ocean, one for each year she’s waited. Encrypted pheremones and DNA. Her love letter. A summons wrapped in white caps, delivered via Poseidon’s pony express. A Love endangered, bouyed by watery dreams.
Beast summoned from sea. Man summoned from beast.
2. Riptide
He rides the surf in after the first sunset of the spring.
Tongues tangle, limbs entwine on first contact, every minute precious, measured in undulant beat of bodies braided with swirling sand and foam.
Seal song rising, a duet of sighs and moans. His luminous eyes plumb the depths of her heart, perceiving his woman’s desires. Nimble tongue uncovers cached pearl, as easily as his sleek form plumbed sea.
3. Remittance
Burning through 364 weeks of missed passion in twelve hours, parting as the first crescent of sun peers over earth’s rim. He’s gone with the turning tide.
Lonely nights and a nursery full of dark-haired children, born seven years apart. Babes who swim before they can walk, never talk, but speak their love with soulful eyes and wordless song. This the price she pays to be the selkie’s wife.
~Nara
***This sixty-niner threesome posted as a contribution to dVerse open link night. Inspired by this week’s research,—legends I found as haunting and disturbing as seal songs.. Guess what my next story is about.
Very beautiful– do you know Brendan’s work? A lovely and mythic journey! xj http://parolavivace.blogspot.com
Excellent imagery here!
Anna
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this is beautiful, entwined with threads of sadness, love, life, loss… it feels very real.
packed with emotions
Outstanding. Love the way this reads, the word choices, the full sentences and the “chapters” are great, I always like acts etc.. and am big on titling, great job on all aspects here. Thanks
Great images…excellent!
364 weeks of passion in one night…now that would be some night…but i dont know if it could hold me over to the next time you know…would def be heavy…really nice story telling in this nara….
The images here are just sublime.
Most excellent work here.
…nimble tongue uncovers cached pearl…
oh, I must slap myself for what I’m thinking.
Wonderful word weaving! Love the image as well!
Awww… sad to be parted for so long.
Exquisite writing!
Lovely images of the sea and seals and babies..ha..ha… Your micro stories are a gem and full of life ~
Beast summoned from sea. Man summoned from beast. – I like this line connoting lots of drama and stories ~
Very nice, Nara! The ocean has always scared me to death, but this is wonderfully visual.