The Life I Love

(In the words of a happy little mermaid)

I slide through silky cerulean seas
Silently swimming wherever I please;
I glide through water with buttery ease,
With skin that is smoother than ivory keys.

There are secret gardens I love to explore
Far below the world on the ocean floor,
Where are colors no man has seen before
Hidden in an underwater treasure store.

Deeper down in the sea, where I go on a whim,
The light is so far it is grayish and dim;
There the masts of shipwrecks rise dark and slim,
And coins of gold line passages I swim.

On tropical islands with flowing waves
I play in uncharted, mysterious caves,
Or nap in the sunlight's golden rays
In a silent shoal on balmy days.

I pick pretty flowers to put in my hair
And splash in the shallows with never a care;
The droplets shine like diamonds in the air,
Rising and falling like a crystal flare.

When the day is over, the dolphins sing mass
And the sun sets fire on the leaping bass,
Then I lie in a bed much clearer than glass
And pray a sweet dream for this mermaid lass.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 8/27/2014 10:20:00 PM
Beautiful poem.
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Date: 8/19/2014 12:54:00 PM
Good write! Like the perspective of the playful mermaid and the monorhyme in each stanza works really well. Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 8/17/2014 10:24:00 PM
Nice win..PD
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Date: 8/17/2014 9:02:00 PM
This flows like silk..congrats to you. BG
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Date: 8/17/2014 7:30:00 PM
Congrats on this fine win!!! So very smooth and reads like a melody!!!
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Date: 8/17/2014 7:13:00 PM
Congratulations Isaiah: Loved your poem. I will contact you regarding your prize by Soupymail. Hugs, SuZ
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Date: 8/17/2014 6:51:00 PM
The beautiful rhyming of each stanza is exquisite! Well done, Isaiah !!
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Date: 7/31/2014 7:08:00 AM
I have a thing for mermaids, so when I came across this treasure, I had to add it to my favs. A most pleasurable way to start my day !
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Date: 6/9/2014 5:21:00 PM
Id love to be this kind of mermaid: ).Tnks for thr enchanting journey through verse-Charma
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