The Ocean Births The Infants Poem by Patti Masterman

The ocean births the infants
Just like you or me;
The tide tears free umbilici
And blots them, with seaweed.

The ocean bathes the babies
In rivulets green and blue;
And scrubs them gently too, with sand
Just like we might do.

The ocean rocks the children
To sleep, in stormy seas;
Then whirls them down, to deeper depths-
Where they are never seen.

The ocean buries children
Without one word or tear,
And leaves their hapless bodies
To schools of mermaids there.