I met a Moody mermaid
a sulky selkie,
drifting dreamily by my side
my awkward aquatics
did not deter her, my lower limbs
strangely delighted her,
she longed to walk
run and laughing leap into the deep.

Dear girl I can see
what you might envy in me,
yet for my eyes
your grace in the green seas
captivates me!
my weight drags me down,
on land my weary legs
yearn for lightness, to embrace
deep sea water,
Like many of us, we look
at what we don’t have, while our hearts are sad
we should sing the songs of our tribe,
always loving currents
all around, don’t envy the ground!
while your world is wondrous
wild and always free.

C