(o) Water Always Finds Water (A Slippery Tale) Poem by Original Unknown Girl

(o) Water Always Finds Water (A Slippery Tale)

Rating: 3.2


She asked her a few questions
Shuffled the cards
Laid out the deck before her
“Pick a few won’t you? ”
“Ah yes”, she said, “was he a water sign? ”
“Yes” was her reply
“And you? ”
“Yes, water too”

“Ah, now I see…
When water meets water, you know;
It just flows,
Flows into one another
No seams, no edges, smooth without ridges
But when water meets fire
Well that’s a whole different desire
Water gets heated up by fire
But water can put fire out”
With that, she could agree and had no doubt

“What you need” she said, “is a good earth sign”
“Get away from all this water and fire,
Too much drowning, too much heat
What you need is some earth for you to meet”

So the mermaid shimmied up onto the rocks
Flipping her pearlescent tail on the shore
And twinkled her pretty shells
But the sea wanted her more……..

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jim Hogg 25 December 2013

Merry Xmas Helen... very cinematic.. I've just seen a mermaid having her fortune read.. xx

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Lynda Robson 27 March 2008

Poor mermaid, I enjoyed reading this so much, I am a believer in birth signs, and think people should find out if they are compatible but then again opposites attract lol 10 again, Lynda xx

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Roger Cornish 27 March 2008

This is so VERY clever Helen.... I love all the possibilities engendered here.... The water connection, the Earthyness and its connotations, fate suspicion.. And the subtle message of finding/landing the perfect one! Is there such an Animal? 10! rx

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ne plus ultra of drifting petals caressing as they pass but pollens evasive companionship ala contraceptive “is like meeting …….” something Alanis said

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R H 31 March 2008

A clever tail (oops tale) of destiny and desire...and all that the elements conspire...flows as seamlessly as water into water - superb UG! j xx

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Chinedu Dike 22 November 2019

A free flight of creativity on winged imagination. Thanks for sharing and do remain enriched.

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Rashi Negi 24 October 2019

Very nice poem and very very very nice poem I am in 5th class Thanku so much to write this poem

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Laurie Hill 31 July 2018

Excellent write..... thoroughly enjoyed

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alice sunderland 22 October 2015

commenting to see if I can.

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Edward Kofi Louis 05 February 2015

Nice piece of work. Thanks for sharing this poem with us. E.K.L.

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