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Ocean of Forms

Posted on June 23, 2007 by divingforpearls

I dive down into the depth of the ocean of forms, hoping to gain the perfect pearl of the formless. No more sailing from harbor to harbor with this my weather-beaten boat. The days are long passed when my sport … Continue reading →

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Seashore

Posted on December 31, 2006 by divingforpearls

On the seashore of endless worlds children meet. The infinite sky is motionless overhead and the restless water is boisterous. On the seashore of endless worlds the children meet with shouts and dances. They build their houses with sand and … Continue reading →

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A Dialogue Betwixt Venus, Thetis, and Phoebus

Posted on September 19, 2006 by divingforpearls

Venus. I’ll woo thee with a kiss to come away. Thetis. And I with forty for to stay. Venus. I’ll give to thee the fair Adonis’ spear, So thou wilt rise. Thetis. And I, to keep thee here, Will give … Continue reading →

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Song

Posted on September 1, 2006 by divingforpearls

Who has robbed the ocean cave To tinge thy lips with coral hue? Who from India’s distant wave For thee those pearly treasures drew? Who from yonder orient sky Stole the morning of thine eye? Thousand charms, they form to … Continue reading →

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Another Pearl

Posted on August 23, 2006 by divingforpearls

Let’s walk to the sound of distant shells To a place where life would have no end You’d be the mother of my pearls If you follow me into my world Back to the place where we’d be free Where … Continue reading →

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The Merry Widow

Posted on August 23, 2006 by divingforpearls

Women, women, women, Women, women, women, You may study their ways if you can, But a woman’s too much for a man, It is deeper than diving for pearls Courting girls, girls, girls, girls, girls! Franz Léhar, ‘Women’, from The … Continue reading →

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Song from the Ship

Posted on August 8, 2006 by divingforpearls

To sea! To sea! the calm is o’er; The wanton water leaps in sport, And rattles down the pebbly shore; The dolphin wheels, the sea-cows snort, And unseen Mermaids’ pearly song Comes bubbling up the weeds among. Fling broad the … Continue reading →

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Shipbuilding

Posted on August 7, 2006 by divingforpearls

Is it worth it? A new winter coat and shoes for the wife And a bicycle on the boy’s birthday. It’s just a rumour that was spread around town By the women and children, Soon we’ll be shipbuilding. Well, I … Continue reading →

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The Tempest

Posted on August 6, 2006 by divingforpearls

Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of his that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange. Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell: … Continue reading →

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