10.12.09

~Poem

The Depths of the Sea - Edward Burne-Jones 1887

"A mermaid found a swimming lad,
Picked him for her own,
Pressed her body to his body,
Laughed; and plunging down
Forgot in cruel happiness
That even lovers drown."

by William Butler Yeats
Painting by Edward Burne-Jones

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