~THE DOLPHINS' TALE~

A mermaid listens,

quite intently,

as the dolphins speak

oh, so, gently

Telling their stories

of men in ships

ladies with parasols

and reddened lips....

The mermaid giggles

~a bubbly sound ~

as the dolphins smile

and gather 'round

for they love their mermaid

and her peaceful ways

she always has time

during endless days

The dolphins tell

of sailors

reaching out to touch

their skin;

and little girls

jumping waves,

and getting too far in.....

We help, they said,

we nudge them back ......

So many humans

We can't keep track......

And so their Mermaid listened

to stories of ship and sail,

of children and Sailors rescued

For this was the Dolphins' Tale.

© Christina 7-04

Painting by Delamare "The Dolphins' Tale"