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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings... I finally got over my writer's block
and finished my mermaid poem. Thought I'd share:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Mermaid of the Mists</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=2>A poem by Lord Duncan MacNamara</DIV>
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<P>The sea was dark and cold on a mitsy moonlit night.</P>
<P>The spray of the sea and a steady breeze were the only comforts of life.</P>
<P>Often it's a lonely time when we sailors put out to sea,</P>
<P>Thats when I smile and remember the time the Mermaid enchanted me...</P>
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<P>The evening was dark and melancholy, much as it is this night...</P>
<P>The cold sea air and the mists were there, bathed in the soft moonlight.</P>
<P>We were anchored off Caracas I think, waitin' to re-supply...</P>
<P>When a swell of the ocean crested, and a Goddess caught my eye.</P>
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<P>She was small of stature, with flowing golden hair...</P>
<P>Eyes of green that called to me with their enchanting stare.</P>
<P>She started singing then, and I heard a most heavenly voice...</P>
<P>They say that mermaids drown sailors, but I felt I had little choice.</P>
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<P>Her wonderous voice called to me, and it put me in a trance.</P>
<P>And when she looked up and reached for me, I had to take that chance.</P>
<P>I stood by the rail and gazed upon her hair's beautiful twists.</P>
<P>She looked up at me and called out "I'm the Mermaid of the Mists".</P>
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<P>Then she took me by the hand, and I floated to her arms.</P>
<P>For I was weak and helpless against all her wonderous charms.</P>
<P>She had soft and creamy skin that glowed in the pale moonlight.</P>
<P>Against such a creature of beauty, I'd have never put up a fight.</P>
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<P>I went most willingly with her as she guided me to her world.</P>
<P>We swam down deep unto the reef, and the sea-grass doors unfurled.</P>
<P>She brought me down into her home beneath the rolling sea.</P>
<P>Then she said with a certain smile "Here are treasures for you to see".</P>
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<P>We spent a most wondeful time that night in her underwater abode.</P>
<P>And I was amazed at the kindness this sea creature had bestowed.</P>
<P>The day was coming on fast and I knew that I must depart...</P>
<P>But I'd always hold a special place for her deep within me heart.</P>
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<P>Now I stand at the helm of my ship and dream of better days.</P>
<P>Of the lady of the sea who had put me in such a daze.</P>
<P>I stared wistfully at the fog and listened as the sea hissed.</P>
<P>I'll never forget till the day I die... The Mermaid of the
Mists.</P></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>