Selkie

"SELKIE" - George Wilhite

Skinned--

Beneath the pelt lies

Bewitching beauty

The witch from town

Nursed it/her to health

She pines for the ocean

Red sky at night

Fair weather coming

But turmoil broils

Below, within the hold

She croons for salt and foam

Ghost ship in harbor

Search of the deck

Yields only mystery

Crew vanished

Into thin air

One pelt missing

She lives once more in the sea

BIO: George Wilhite is the author of the short fiction collection On the Verge of Madness. His work has also appeared in numerous print publications and online at Yesteryear Fiction, MicroHorror, Eschatology Journal and The Fringe.