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Eyes of polished amber, hair swept like a comet’s tail Soul alight with love and joy ’neath pregnant golden sails My star-eyed bride of Alinor Lost in storm and spray My star-eyed bride of Alinor That cruel fate took away White swan feathers fluttered from her ivory bridal gown And unsung vows slipped from her lips, eager to be found My star-eyed bride of Alinor Gone beneath the waves My star-eyed bride of Alinor The sea became her grave The clouds they gathered overhead, ripping sail from mast The hull creaked like a coffin’s hinge as the captain yelled ’hold fast!’ My star-eyed bride of Alinor She never made it home My star-eyed bride of Alinor Drowned in brine and foam The lightning crashed upon the sea, the wind howled with the swells I strained to reach her glistening hand, but into the depths she fell My star-eyed bride of Alinor Whose last words were my name My star-eyed bride of Alinor I still weep from the shame Upon the beach I wander still, to gaze out at the sea Hoping to see her shining f