Better than gold,
treasure untold
found deep beneath,
fathoms below.
A coral kingdom
beneath the sea
a mysterious creature
no one can see.
A jeweled crown
rests upon her head
as she lies asleep
on her clamshell bed.
For their lies a mermaid
every fisherman's dream
sleeping peacefully,
the mermaid queen.
Softly dreaming
of true love
with a handsome sailor
from up above.
At the same time
on the shores up above
a fisherman looks out
and professes his love.
His mind is haunted
by a beautiful dream
he imagines finding
his own mermaid queen.
And if fate is kind
on a starry night
he will find his queen
and take flight.
He will leave his world
to stay by her side,
forever to swim
in the moonlit tide.
~C.L.Kilburn
