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The Song Of The Mermaid

I play within your fantasy,

upon the waves of time.

I have been for years within your dreams.

I am a subject of your rymes.



Have you ever heard my song,

as you walked upon the shore?

Am I really just a pictured wish,

or am I something more?



I have sang my songs to you,

but -

no one seems to hear.

For my brothers, of the waves,

I must still shed tears!



The dolphins still fly merrily -

till the are caught within a net.

Their freedom, silenced in your trap.

Have you no regrets?



The giants of the oceans depths?

They too, sing mournful songs -

Guard them in your memories,

for soon they may be gone!



Am I just a legend,

that roams upon the sea?

Or~

Am I the stirring of your heart,

to tell of what may be?



I ask you please to listen.

Listen for my song.

I sing for my broters of the sea,

but I have sang so long!




Author's Notes/Comments: 

The beauty of the ocean depths and a mournful song of the mermaid.  We as humanity need to listen to what she is trying to tell us.  Without conservation, these beautiful creatures may be only pictures for our grandchildren's children to see within pages of a book labeled - extinct!
~Lesa~

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©7 March 2002 - 4:57am — aspiringangel
26 July 2009 - 6:12pm — chris
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Wow!
Great work!
Yes, I totally agree with you.
I love nature, I love the oceans.
Great message.
You are so right.

20 March 2004 - 4:28pm — David Richardson (not verified)
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Lesa:
This poem is simply breathtaking-written with so much beauty and astounding vision. Thank you for sharing and have a very beautiful and safe weekend.HAPPY SPRING!!!

Regards,
DJR
3/20/04

24 October 2002 - 3:40am — Miranda Rae (not verified)
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Lesa, This is wonderful! You conveyed the importance of ocean conservation in a very creative and poignant way by having this piece told from a mermaid's point of view. WOW! Brilliant!

26 August 2002 - 5:13pm — mythers
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Beautiful piece with excellent imagery. Grand work!

26 July 2002 - 7:16am — Douglas Lazard (not verified)
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Sometimes I forget titles... Must be why I missed this one... Being the lover of nature that I am, You must know how much this one means to me... Once again you have blessed me in the showing of your caring heart.
Thank you Lesa, you are a gem!

Peace and love ~~~~ Dougie ~~

6 June 2002 - 9:09pm — gentle
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These are definitely the words of one who shares the desire of the mermaid to preserve the beauty & the life within our oceans.

This is an excellent piece to open the reader's mind to the awareness & the need for conservation.

Amy

Gentle is the night♥

16 April 2002 - 10:16pm — Kristine Snow (not verified)
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Again, I really enjoyed this one. I love how you had a mythical creature, the mermaid, tell us the story and warn us that ALL the creatures of the ocean could pass into myth. Great job.

Kris

7 March 2002 - 7:41pm — Mona Omar (not verified)
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a beautiful poem of mermaid :)

7 March 2002 - 7:59am — Melvin Lee II (not verified)
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Smilesz.
Such a emotional piece of plea, lesa...
the mermaid's sorrowful thoughts are definitely well portrayed and almost heard here.
A most plaintive voice, indeed~

If u can, pls read two poems from my first hall:
1. She
2. To Her Humming
Both are kinda related to this.

Smilesz, thanxs/