Fantasy Poem "Mermaid's Lament"

 

Mermaid's Lament

By Richard H. Fay

Floating, 
   Drifting, 
      Dreaming 
Of legs 
And land. 
Sighing, 
   Sobbing, 
      Missing 
A life 
Out of reach. 
Regretting, 
   Grieving, 
      Weeping 
Bitter tears
That never can fall.