The Mermaid

In silhouetted symmetry Your streamlined body split’s the sea, With Tuscan sunset rippled light Cascading through the depths of night. Your sleek perfection wove its spell An alabaster wishing well, And every day you try again Resurfaced from the twilight plain. I watch you with a longing heart Though we’re a million miles apart, In whispered threads of Beaujolais That fade upon the dying day. The hour glass is turning slow And my embrace is yours to know, The ocean mist sings on the air Just like the feelings that we share. My hands disturb the water’s eyes I almost feel your soft surprise, Inside me you will always stay Within the heartbeat of each day. So leisurely you swim and sport Each silent kicking motion caught, By light distorted out of shape That glistens on your flowing nape. Then once again I reach the lands With diamonds dripping from my hands, So near, and yet so very far I gaze across to where you are…