The Call of the Nymph

from Ancient Shadows by Priscilla Hernandez

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The call of the Nymph
One day a dragonfly came to my hand and died on it. It was delicate and ethereal and my desolate heart took flight over its ghostly wings to build the call of the nymph tale. The larvae of dragonflies are called “nymphs” and feed by waiting for their prey or even actively hunting them with ferocity. That led me to the metaphor of my particular creature, the spirit of a drowned lady trapped in a dark pond, and just like the larvae of dragonflies voraciously devouring souls to emerge like a graceful dragonfly and get released from the waters. She feels so cold down there. ©2003

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Down here I hardly see the world through water lilies
Rounded and edged distorted silhouettes
Under the waters my graceful being suspended
By a rope of weeds bound so tightly to my waist
It's so silent down here I can only hear
The hissing murmur of the distant river
It's so freezing so cold come to me my dear, my dear...
Won't you dare to break the glassy surface
Of this shady pond?
There's no reason to feel fear if your heart is wise and pure
Are you afraid it is not?
Where do you hide?
Where do you go?
Why do you run away?
It seems it was ages ago
I last saw the shining sky
How many souls I may devour
To become a dragonfly?
And fly high
Down here I hardly see the world through water lilies

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from Ancient Shadows, released October 31, 2006
Music and Lyrics by Priscilla Hernandez. YIDNETH

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Priscilla Hernandez Navarre, Spain

Ethereal gothic singer-songwriter and fantasy illustrator from Spain.
DISCOGRAPHY: Ancient Shadows (2006)
The Underliving (2011)
Official site: yidneth.com
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