Remembering the Love You Told Me to Forget by Melion Traverse

Remembering the Love You Told Me to Forget

Bright moon on water
rippling waves wash against sand
a sleek head appears

in starlight we dance
laughter blends with foamy waves
a crumpled pelt nearby

water sings to you
hands slip inside a furred skin
the sea calls its own

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Image Credit: The Haiku sequence is complemented by a selkie under moonlight, the artist is unknown but the image is found on a defunct blog [intricate cantrips] featuring an article “Seal Women, Stolen Skins, and Stories Old and New” by Amanda.

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