Song of the Alkonost - Sailing on Troubled Seas

The Alkonost have the ability to sing so beautifully that all who hear forget everything else and pause to listen to the music. Entire wars have come to a halt because of their singing.

I am an Alkonost, my voice moves you in a trance.
Your mind becomes a clouded sky
when you hear my voice singing
through your confidence.

I can see the state of your soul
as I look into your eyes,
watching you bow to the sun
while dreaming of my song,
of love pursued by sighs.

You see a lovely woman
with lips pressed against each second
lying before you,
not my feathers completing a circle
emptying into all you view.

My voice scratches at the window
of your day
and watches you fall
into my existence.
I sing into your fantasies
always in motion
with no resistance.

You sail the high seas,
upon whose waves
you should never turn your back.
I am the mother
who leaves her young there,
you best be careful
when they hatch.

I am an Alkonost,
my song moves you to remember
nothing but me.
Tonight,
my young call to be born,
oh sailor,
do not sail upon
these troubled seas.

Author's Note

The Alkonost is, according to Russian folklore, a creature with the body of a bird but the head of a beautiful woman. It makes sounds that are amazingly beautiful, and those who hear these sounds forget everything they know and want nothing more ever again,[1] rather like the sirens of Greek myth. The alkonost lays her eggs on a beach and then rolls them into the sea. When the alkonost's eggs hatch, a thunderstorm sets in and the sea becomes so rough that it is untravelable. The name of the alkonost came from a Greek demigoddess whose name was Alcyone. In Greek mythology, Alcyone was transformed by the gods into a kingfisher.[2]

Reviews

[Boldpen]

Lovely write!~.... Indeed one of the most interesting one that I have ever read..... It's w=quiet rare for people to write about mythological creatures and the manner in which you have written it.... My senses are highly doubtful if it's really a mythological creature.... a write full of art, beauty and sweetness....
Great Job!

[Arabdha]

lovely !

[Jarvis, Kelly Jordan]

Is this supposed to be scary?

[*~*Butterfly Kisses*~*]

I love mythology but admittingly I've never heard of the Alkonost before, but after reading this and I think you might be one among the WritersCafe. Beautifully penned!

~Anna Rose