The Legend of the Selkie The land was calling He could hear it beckoning to his soul Come, come it cried Over and over Echoing through the shoal He followed the sounds through the waters deep until the beach he found Where he shed his sealskin taking on human form and laid there on theContinue reading “The Legend of the Selkie”
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The Legend of the Selkie
The Legend of the Selkie The land was callingHe could hear itbeckoning to his soulCome, come it criedOver and overEchoing through the shoal He followed the soundsthrough the waters deepuntil the beach he foundWhere he shed his sealskintaking on human formand laid there on the ground Breathless, resting on the sandLooking skyward to the sunFeeling the warmthContinue reading “The Legend of the Selkie”
The Selkie – A Haiku
Selkie sheds its skinTaking on a human formStealing shallow souls Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Tuesday Writing Challenge – A Haiku using ‘Shallow Souls’For information on the Selkies Folklore click here