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Won't you help support DayPoems? The Great Silkie of Skule Skerry (1)By Anonymous18th CenturyChild Ballad 113 The silkie be a creature strange He rises from the sea to change Into a man, a weird one he, When home it is in Skule Skerrie. When he be man, he takes a wife, When he be beast, he takes her life. Ladies, beware of him who be - A silkie come from Skule Skerrie. His love they willingly accept, But after they have loved and slept, Who is the monster that they see? 'Tis "Silkie" come from Skule Skerrie. A maiden from the Orkney Isles, A target for his charm, his smiles, Eager for love, no fool was she, She knew the secret of Skule Skerrie. And so, while Silkie kissed the lass, She rubbed his neck with Orkney grass, This had the magic power, you see - To slay the beast from Skule Skerrie. DayPoems Poem No. 2562 Comment on DayPoems? If you are like us, you have strong feelings about poetry, and about each poem you read. Let it all out! Comment on this poem, any poem, DayPoems, other poetry places or the art of poetry at DayPoems Feedback. Won't you help support DayPoems? Click here to learn more about how you can keep DayPoems on the Web . . . Copyright The DayPoems web site, www.daypoems.net, is copyright 2001-2005 by Timothy K. Bovee. All rights reserved. The authors of poetry and other material appearing on DayPoems retain full rights to their work. Any requests for publication in other venues must be negotiated separately with the authors. The editor of DayPoems will gladly assist in putting interested parties in contact with the authors. |
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