As the waves slowly crash against Neptune’s Moonlit shore,
A fair maiden sits gracefully, gazing
At the multitude of stars in the night’s endless core;
Peacefully, languidly, innocently searching
For answers of truth never heard of before.
She looks distantly into the vast span of time;
Into her past, present and future;
To answer her deepest needs of a sign
For her heart to capture and transfigure
All the visions that appear before th’ eye of her mind.
She sits patiently waiting for the soft sea breeze
To gently blow a whisper of hope.
Into her soft, tender ear she receives
The affirmations that help her cope
With her dreams of joy, fear, sorrow and peace.
She fears that she may never walk on land.
For she is a mythical creature of endless time and beauty-
A mermaid with a mystique that captivates all men.
A being caught between illusion and reality.
With only her dreams as pure and infinite as grains of sand.
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(Copyright © 2008, written by Jamie Shawn Tan (2000). All Rights Reserved.)
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