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| drawing by Bailey Powell |
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| doll by Bailey Powell |
Atlantis
Ancient paintings
and seafaring Greeks
sighted strange creatures
sighted strange creatures
upon sun dappled rocks.
Medieval manuscripts,
even Columbus and Hudson,
told tales banished now to myth
of pale speckled bellies,
dark blue backs, glowing,
and tails of polished sea glass.
Where now, these creatures
who swam with dolphins
and sang with humpbacks
of the pacific northwest?
Perhaps their kingdom's a city
lost to us, a place we call "myth";
lost to us, a place we call "myth";
a god's mountain palace
carved for his love,
surrounded by gates,
towers, bridges and moats,
a place the Pillars of Hercules
watched silently slip
into a realm unknown,
followed by every mermaid
and merman pledging allegiance
to Poseidon and Amphitrite.
Atlantis! A new civilization
cradled deep inside the Mystic Sea
safe from their predator; mankind.
safe from their predator; mankind.
by Margaret Bednar, 11-27-2012
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| doll by Bailey Powell |
I watched a video from Animal Planet on mermaids "The Body Found" which is rather interesting and fun. Also, here is an image and information on the Pillars of Hercules.
A fascinating poem, Margaret. I always wondered if the 'myth' of Atlantis was based somehow on some truths civilization has long forgotten or ignored!
ReplyDeletegreat story Margaret, maybe one day they will find reason to return.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece...it is so amazing what these dolls have inspired. I hope they share the poems with their teacher...
ReplyDeleteHa! I got that song stuck in your head, didn't I? Fess up! :-)
ReplyDeletenice....you have to wonder at the earliest civilizations...how much did we lose....and are they still there watching...atlantis would be a very cool find...it fueled quite a few dreams in my younger years...
ReplyDeleteI think Atlantis existed and due to the pole shift a gazillion years ago or, 26,000 years ago approx, it was lost under the newly formed oceans. It's the only logical explanation for
ReplyDeleteother ruins they've found under the sea and why mamoths discovered in the Arctic have dry grasses in their mouths and stomachs as if they were in a warmer climate.
Loved this trip into the ancient lands and myth of mermaids though. I'm sure many weird things / half creature half human existed back then too. Maybe, even do now, in secret laboratories, the way scientists like to play 'god' and experiment with all sorts of creatures, and, I would think expendable humans too.
Gosh, you made me go right into a ... 'think' with this..lol
Fabulous poem Margaret. The dolls are brilliant!
Your poem provides a real context for this doll - this is her home.
ReplyDeleteGreat poem. The visuals recall a scene from It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, World. The one where Terry Thomas decries America's fascination with bosoms.
ReplyDeleteI loved the way you introduced myth in this piece ... lovely poem !!!
ReplyDeletePerfection!!!! And again I love the drawing that preceded the art!! Great writing as always Margaret!!
ReplyDeleteThis is an epic poem, Margaret!
ReplyDelete(These young women are so talented, I'm blown away.)
What an intriguing poem! "a place we call 'myth'" - history, as legend and fairy tale. Loved your poem. And the interesting discussion that follows.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this set of musings based on the mermaid doll. So much lost in myth and mystic. One does have to wonder about it all!
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I love the idea of The Pillars of Hercules watching it all slip silently away. fantastic image.
ReplyDeleteGreat words. I spent ages looking at this doll for the challenge and kept thinking it must be a mermaids but it spoke to me of a girl emerging from the forest, I love the way at speaks to reach us as individuals
ReplyDeleteWow. You wrote an extensive, imaginative poem here. Impressive and very, very well done!!!
ReplyDeleteMargaret, I've always been fascinated by Atlantis, it seems like it could have been real. Love how your combined these two prompts--the dolls are wonderful! :-)
ReplyDeleteWow!! All these wonderful comments. Thank you, truly.
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