~MERMAID TAIL~

Beneath the waves and crashing tides
the endless summer swells
beneath the palest blue moonlight
is where this mermaid dwells.

Once I walked amongst all men
And called the land my home
But now I live beneath the sea
A curse done of my own

I swim the endless waters
In search of my true love
To rescue me from the depth
And take me back above

I often send my mermaid song
On the wings of a white sea bird
To carry off to unknown lands
In hopes it may be heard

Till then I search the endless waves
Beneath the stars so pale
My one regret…. the wish I made
To have a mermaid's tail.

~tamara (12/30/99)