A mermaid weary rests her
head
Upon the black pearl of an oyster bed
Where she is gently lulled to sleep
By the quiet motion of an ocean deep
While schools of fish through
waters team
What visions does a mermaid dream?
Does she dream of castles
wrought from gold?
Walk ancient hallways marble cold?
Rooms of treasure troves of jewels
Pirates pleasure desire of fools
Does she dream of silent
ships at night?
Sailing seas by starlight
A captain commanding tall and true
Bravely facing a cut-throat crew
Does she live to labor on
the land
Take a mortal lover by the hand
Know the joy and sorrow
of love and lust
All hopes and fears returned to dust
Can she fly with angels
through time and space
Illumined in eternal grace
And know the bliss of being close
To the Absolute the Lord of Hosts
Man's thirst for power from
his birth
Has ravaged his own Mother Earth
Never will he know it seems
The secret depths of mermaid dreams