This is the one song everyone
would like to learn: the song
that is irresistible:
the song that forces men
to leap overboard in squadrons
even though they see the beached skulls ...(more)
From "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood. Complete poem, and a recording of Atwood reading it, at The Poetry Archive.
The Fisherman and the Syren, Frederic Leighton, c.1856-58
3 comments:
I love that poem - thanks for putting it up there and reminding me about it!
You're welcome! It is a great poem. I love Atwood--the anti-romantic.
Wow, it's short and right to the point.
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