The Selkies

What rambling scrambling fish there were
Beneath the velvet sky
They reached for the silv'ry stars
Tacked up ever so high

And whether, and whether they won them
Under the moonlight sky
No one knew, no one told us
As gunmetal clouds sailed by

The seals were cloaked in softest fur
So modest beneath the waves
When they climbed upon the sand
And shook off their sable capes
The selkies they were, in truth
As humans they danced and swayed

Twinkle sprinkle now, oh starry sky
Let the magic come unbound
And release the forms of seals
From the rock-rimmed sound
Take their skins and steal away
Into the secret swept night
Before they rush into the waves
Away from the morning light