Reblogged from fuckyeahpoetry


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.—William Butler Yeats
(submitted by cocophony)
(via faerieshelf)
A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot...