Tag Archives: mermaids

This One’s for the Sailors

Posted on November 11, 2018 by whimsygizmo

.. Sorry boys, for our glorious array of song and sway, for the way our refrains flummox your sea-soft brains and pull you further in. Are you tired of our song? They say ’tis always dark -est before the dawn, … Continue reading →

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Mermaids Don’t Wear Pants

Posted on September 21, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… If (perchance) you see her just out and about flouting the fin -ality of all, the spin and swim of be -ginnings and blendings, do not be amazed dis/Mayed or chaos-crazed by her bare and intricate deep, the quiet … Continue reading →

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fin ally

Posted on February 10, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… this maid? she’s mer. see her spangled tail, her eyelash salt? she swims, she skims the surface with her syll -ables and song. give her a moon spilled dark, the quiet spark of waking sun. she’ll thread her lack … Continue reading →

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The Saltier Perspective of the World

Posted on November 21, 2014 by whimsygizmo

Her empire is a sea, see? We let her swim the outlands, free, through the dark ages of our friendly coasts. She boasts of having known Lombard, having been ravaged by Neptune himself, given distinguished naval supremacy by jet -sam, … Continue reading →

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The Mermaid’s Comb

Posted on April 25, 2014 by whimsygizmo

… Oh, we of split tails and unfinned centers may not understand the intricacies of the sea, but we know want. We’ve swirled your comb, and wished for things both shiny and unknown. We’ve brushed this surface with our tears, … Continue reading →

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