To the Sirens'



To the Sirens'


Beyond me in the far-off distance,
I heard a voice with strong persistence.
The voice at first, I could not recognize.                                                        


It was the dawn of early spring,
When first I heard the Sirens sing.  
Their voices so intent, as to mesmerize.


At first, I feared them, not at all.
Their songs quite lovely, as I recall,
Back before I knew of their intent.


I did not feel the spring slip by,
But now in summer, neath the deep blue sky,
To their persistent calls, would I relent.


My belongings, did I gather.
I left the meadows against my rather.
Thus began my answer to their call


Along the path, I did wander,
All the while, did I ponder.
Fearful of the things that might befall.


As my days approached the Autumn,
My resistance was now on the bottom.
To the Sirens' song, I did adhere.


Now's the winter of my life
The song is sung, its meaning rife,
Why, that spring, the Sirens' called to me.


Looking back across the ages,
Over my life and all its stages,
The Sirens sang my sojourns' destiny.

About this poem

This is a poem about my life's journey, and the paths, right or wrong, that I chose to take.

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Written on June 13, 2020

Submitted by ga.73124 on March 24, 2023

Modified on March 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X AAB CCB DDE FFE GGD GGD HHX IIJ KKJ
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,070
Words 230
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Graydon Archer

Graydon was born in Northern Maine in 1953. He has two self-published books of poetry and has co-authored a third. more…

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