The Sirens Song…
July 1, 2007 by Sumo
Gates of Dawn by Herbert James Draper
We dwell on a rocky island in the middle of the turbulent sea of life. We sing melodies so beautifully with paper and pen…that you cannot pass by and resist coming closer to hear that which we promise. Steer your hearts to our beautiful shores…or you will be compelled to gather near us with much longing in your soul.
Draw near…illustrious reader, lender of thy own chivalry, bring your thoughts to rest that you may hear our voices. No being can sail past these Sirens without listening to the song that flows from our sweet lips.
None that have listened…been enchanted and delighted with our voices…have not gone forward they themselves without being the better for it. The Sirens have foreknowledge of all that shall transpire on this our fruitful earth.
Our voices…by these means, and by clever, knavish and deceitful words, we persuade you readers to linger and lend us your ear in unity. We will lure you with our songs onto the sands of time…we are the beautiful creatures of the waters…and our irresistible voices will entice your hearts to our cause.
We Sirens are an interesting spectrum of female bloggers…blending together to create, enlighten, entertain and above all else…to energize the world around us. We’ll expound on politics, morals and random thoughts, culture critiques…and the occasional snark. We encourage all to come forward and participate in our scintillating daily thoughts. Your voice…dear reader, is a welcome salvage to those tossed about by the sea that is known as life. Sometimes our songs will be delivered to you with the soft flutter of the wings of a butterfly…other times you may be served up a plate of harsh reality…that is for you to decide.
No more illusions…just some conclusions…for we are the Sirens my friends…and we’ll keep on fighting - till the end.
Now, an introduction to our writers. They are diverse and yet they all have the wonderful trait of speaking their mind on a wide range of subjects. Many of these fine writers write at more than one blog, listed are their personal blogs:
Betmo writes at BetBlue
Bluegrrrrl writes at PeaceTrain
DemonPrincess writes at MoronCowboy
DivaJood writes at JourneysWithJood
Dusty writes at LeftwingNutJob
Enigma writes at WatergateSummer
Jet writes at BringItOn
Louise writes at WeezieLou
PBS writes at LifeIsAPBSandwich
SageFever writes at B.com
Sumo writes at SumoMerriment
Thorne writes at ThornesWorld
Stop by often and bring your friends both male and female. We don’t discriminate here at The Sirens Chronicles.
I will read your blog with caution…because it was Delmar who once said “…them syreens did this to Pete. They loved him up and turned him into a horny toad.”
Wasn’t that the best movie? Great on so many levels! I laughed at that scene until I nearly cried.
my favorite movie of all time!!
OK..which movie are you guys talking about????
I don’t get out much.
I am equally clueless, dusty!!!
but that’s a great quote…and wise of you to proceed with caution, Dude!
and a beautiful inaugural post, sumo! I can’t promise to deliver anything “with the soft flutter of the wings of a butterfly”…but I shall do my best to deliver something worth reading!
OK, dusty, I googled it…apparently the movie is:
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)…
can’t believe I missed it…
and I am about to find out whether I can include html in a comment (no preview button!)
The movie quoted was “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”. It was one of the Coen brothers (”Fargo”, “The Big Lebowski”)offerings from about 7 years ago. It was a great comedy set in the South in the ‘30…based on Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”. My favorite George Clooney role ever!
Dude, That was a great movie..I only saw it once. Perhaps I should view it again. My question is: Aren’t you already a horny toad? Or just a horny male?
Blue..your html showed up m’dear
I think I’m going to like this blog. My favorite female bloggers are involved.
The music from the movie is incredible too. I got the soundtrack. The scene with the 3 sirens was really something.
The most fabulous bunch of bloggers in the blogsphere all singing the siren song. Wonderful!
Thank you Mary…we hope to have you along with us for a peaceful ride in the future…and bring Lance with you.
Nicely done and all the nice ladies of the blog world! ; )
Just so’s ya know, I’d be here even without the beautiful photos! ; )
Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou? has an amazing soundtrack, too!
We’re gonna have some fun. Yippie ki yi yo!
“No more illusions-just some conclusions” Nice, Sumo!
That movie was great, soundtrack too. One of the best movies ever made in my ignorant opinion. The sepia color was interesting too.
My favorite character was his wife- with that string at the end. I know how she feels, although I dont drag my brood on a string. YET.Once though in town somebody said we’re like that scene-or, um, ducklings.
Good luck, Sirens.
Absolutely brillant T. I can’t wait to read more and more. I will be a regular reader I can tell already
Coffee…heh!…I thought that’s what it would take for people to read my post! I’m so bad!
Diva Siren…Mr. sumo and I bought the soundtrack immediately…we love it! Yippie!
Lily…thanks so much…you know I was nervous to do it justice. You must a more have than a couple kids the way it sounds…my hat off to you.
Magic…thanks friend!
Thank You CM for stopping by, hope to see you again
Lily, I knew you would know the movie
Like I told Dusty last night (early this morning) over at “dat udder site” I’m happy to link to you and send as many people your way as I can.
A beautiful opening,Sumo jsut the right tone for what promises to be a wonderful mix!
“go to sleep little baby~you and me, the devil makes three” goes the chorus as the sirens lure those poor boys to their respective fates.I promise not to turn any bodies, just minds ,perhaps!Got the DVD for my local pals who may need to see the film.
Sage…thank you very much. Now I’ll have to watch the movie again. My husband and I have watched about 3 times I think…it’s so awesome. The Sirens scene and afterward when Delmar wakes up…never gets old.
What a great idea… and what a talented and beautiful roster… These are Echoing Voices indeed!
Beautiful!!!! And yes, loved the movie and listen to the soundtrack, often.
Sirens,
Call us forth,
Let us hear thy soulful voice
Warble throughout the sky;
Guide us out the wasteland
To a peace that shall not die.
Thank you Mark…that was very nice indeed.
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