Yesterday
I stood in a park
In the Bronx 
Gazing at The Lorelei
As the fountain sprayed
And the children biked, skated
Ran and played
Under a hazy, cloudy
Afternoon sky
I stood and gazed upon
The Lorelei

Yesterday
And thought 
Of 
Another
A siren
Far, far away
Of 
A mountain
Chances
Where we would play
A cat
A rock
An underground place
Of another
Hauntingly beautiful
Mermaid face

Yesterday
I looked at another
The long marbled hair
And I felt
Her rainbow presence near
It's uncanny
But I am lucky
One of a few
Whose fairytale
Has come true
Connecting me in ways
Unexplainable
A magical link
To a legendary fable

Yesterday
As I gazed upon
The Lorelei
It hit me 
Like a home run shot
From the Yankee ballpark
Across the street
A pang of longing
That damn near broke my heart
A rush of something
I can never share
With anyone
Here

Yesterday
I stood in a park
In the Bronx 
Gazing at the Lorelei
As New York
Flowed around my unfocused eye
Remembering
Marlyne
Another
Ocean queen

As I 
Looked upon
The Lorelei
Dreaming of a siren
Somewhere beneath
A Montserratian sky

Yesterday
I missed her…
Terribly

Lorelei Dreams - 4 Marlyne - copyright © 2003 Ahkenaton  all rights reserved