It's a Mermaid's Moon;
See the ripples like water,
Try to hear the splashing
And faint tinkling laughter.
The clouds are hiding
The mermaid's fun;
They don't come play
Under burning sun.
I see their shadows
In the sunset's glow-
It makes me glad
I can see the show.
Hide and seek
Is among their games
But mermaids rarely
Play the same again.
Their favorite game
In the ocean blue,
Is to catch a man
And to steal his shoes.
They'll play with shoes
All day, so beware them
Maybe its because
They've no feet to wear them?
Patti Masterman
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mermaid-s-moon/
