With tresses flying, precious petals
in your dreaming softness, silky flow.
How fire kindles in the arrow’s wind
from Cupid’s quiver – branding hearts.
You came to me a summer day
with smell of grass and whispered sea.
A selkie dream with seaweed hair
with tresses flying, precious petals.
We kissed in salt with curtains down
I drowned within your copper mane.
Moaning hands were deep entangled
in your dreaming softness, silky flow.
You aimed for me with brazen eyes
to be handcuffed to your wistful want
and falling willingly imprisoned — I know
how fire kindles in the arrow’s wind.
Later full awake I found my pillow wet
a single strand of hair was all you left
and on my chest those purple scars
from Cupid’s quiver – branding hearts.
Mermaid by HeedingtheMuses
Today Anthony mans the bar at dVerse Poetics, and want us to write poetry on hair. During the weekend I wrote my first cascade, and it was an intriguing form that I wanted to work a little bit more on. So I have this little fairy tale with lots of hair in it.
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December 26, 2014
Björn Rudbergs writings 
This form is new to me…your fairytale cascades like her hair 🙂
that one remaining hair really highlights the sadness of this.
This is fantastic . . . makes me want to watch the movie Odine. 🙂
the smell of grass and whispered sea….great detail in that….we kissed in salt as well…what a cool tangible relic as well in that lone tress on the pillow….
drowned within her copper mane – love that… that lone tress at the end wraps this up nicely… this form is pretty rad – it still reads pretty feely to me
oh nice how it goes from dream to reality… drowning within her copper mane…what a wonderful image… really cool form as well
What a wonderful and dreamy poem. But perhaps it was reality? Smiles.
I like how the ending makes the reader ponder whether this is real or a dream. I too like the image of the ‘smell of grass and whispered sea’.
Cascades do look cool, maybe even fun; for some MTB perhaps. Love the fairy tale/legend feel to this one, silky flow vs. selkie dream. The movie ONDINE is a must after reading this, with Colin Farrell. Terrific lines, & killer last stanza too. Got to roll on appointments, be out on the trail later on.
A poignant ending but I so love that second stanza:
A selkie dream with seaweed hair
with tresses flying, precious petals.
Lovely work on the verses Bjorn ~ Cheers ~
Very sensual, quite haunting. Reminds me of the ending to one of my favourite poems by TS Eliot:
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.
Oh I have to look that one up..
MarinaSofia – has my thoughts exactly. This poem popped into my head. Haunting poem.
Really enjoyed this, dreamy and mysterious.
Very poetic & deep.
You’re mind and words are such brilliant! and amazing imagination you have going for you. Love this piece. 🙂
Bjorn – This form works very well for you..this poem pulled me quickly following cupid arrow filled with sensuality. This is one of my new favorites of yours.
wonderful “story-poem” and I particularly like the last stanza!
Love ‘fire kindles the arrow’s wind’ and ‘summer day’, ‘moaning hands’,
and those ‘purple scars branding hearts’..strikingly beautiful!
There is nothing quite like a strand left of Cupid’s arrow.. wrapped around a finger or pillow in pillar of Love..:)
There is poignant music and flowing rhythm in this poem. Lovely.
what a lovely and sad poem, Selkies are so romantic. Thank you for using my picture to illustrate your post, that’s exactly why i put Creative Commons licenses on them.
Beautifully penned !
Just so beautiful. Thankyou.
I love the flow of the fairytale-poem. I love how you evoke smooth sensations with images like smell of grass and whispered sea.
This is a fabulous form and poem. I was entranced by the story and the imagery. Beautiful!! 🙂
Always hoped I’d One day meet a
Selfie…
I meet too many selfies and not enough selkies.. 🙂
Oops :). I-phone …
Beautifully writ, Bjorn. Love the way you tell a story.
Enchanting… magical… truly a fairy tale! This was a beautiful cascade, I almost feel like the girl herself was a female cupid… just my interpretation 🙂