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Mermaid

Mermaid

an hourglass

in Siberia

broke

and she held

out her hands

and returned it

to the deep

and went to sleep

and while she slept

the sand and sea

went to work

and when she woke

there were pearls in a circle

and shells on the line

and she picked one up

and held it to her ear

and said, “Hello”

and the ocean

answered

TL

Published inTamiko Lowery