A Mermaid's water spirit lives inside the sea
she's a hidden pearl of beauty and a scree
Captains sell their souls
for all that they extole
Mermaids are exquisite, a mythic invitee
with voices full of lure and pliable decree
Sea turtles are reptiles that swim very smart
they own a three or four chambered heart
Caretta caretta
and mermaid Loretta
swimming through the corals never quite apart
both are considered a truesome work of art.
The End.
Augutst 1, 2018
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