Nancy Crossman

Oh how many tragic tears,
Must mermaids weep each day?
To leave behind the trail of gems,
Washed up on the shore in the bay.
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Blissful whispers, the ebbing tide,
A sated lover’s sigh.
Scintillating breeze against my cheek,
Teasing me with warm salty breath,
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Angels walk among us,
But they’re very hard to see.
No wings or halo do they have,
They look like you and me.
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Nurtured by mother’s body,
Close to her heart she cradles us.
We are complete – but not whole,
Until she lets us go.
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Two rainbows graced the evening sky,
Completely awed, I wondered why.
Brilliant hews of vibrant light,
Glowed in the darkening sky of night.
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Took my girl for a buggy ride,
Seated her on the wagon.
Suddenly the horse lifted his tail
And we heard a roaring dragon!
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He loved her to the depth of his soul,
Even more than he did his wife;
She was a forbidden lover to him,
He’d been with her most of his life.
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My thoughts are precious gems to me,
Echoes of my heart,
They are reflections of who I am,
To me they’re works of art.
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Could we really be that ignorant?
To believe Mother Earth would survive,
The abuse we have subjected her to
Just so humans could thrive.
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When hope seems just beyond my reach,
And my dreams dissipate swiftly,
Like dewdrops warmed by the morning sun,
When the only friend around,
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She has all the answers
and time stretches before her like an eternity...
her own truths resonate loudly within her mind
drowning out all whispers of reason
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Sadness weighs heavily upon my heart,
Human tragedy, devastating loss of life;
A struggling nation where poverty is an epidemic,
They faced the wrath of nature yet again.
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Solitude envelops the little cottage,
Far away from the milieu of the city,
Night has claimed the evening sky.
Birch trees sway in the brisk autumn breeze,
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The most unusual thing you'll ever see
On the road in the land of dragons
Is a little black kitten riding along
In Harley the dragon’s wagon.
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Like a princess in a fairytale,
A vision in satin and lace,
She stands before him
Teardrops glistening like diamonds
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As day surrenders to the night
Deep shadows cling to the bay
Where a solitary silhouette
Pauses along her way!
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Two shadows play across the sand
On the deserted beach
Still warm from the sinking crimson sun!
The two lovers stroll along
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They arrive on angels’ wings, bringing a sense of wonder
Into a life you thought was already complete, but
All of the sudden takes on a much deeper meaning.
The embodiment of everything innocent and pure
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Dragon tails are very long,
At least they’re supposed to be
But Tyrone’s little dragon tail
Goes only to his knee
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When evening shadows grow long
And the restless sea creeps onto the shore
Sea dancer shivers in anticipation…
Her silhouette is graceful and surreal
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