where are the mermaids?

a poem on the boardwalk of coney island

Photo credit: Nsey Benajah photography on Unsplash

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I found a nickel on the boardwalk
if only I could find a dime

I’d ride the Cyclone in a minute
if only I could find the time

then I saw him swimming in the ocean
I was counting seashells, cracked and broken

waves collide and crashed
I noticed his tattoos in the sand

Winter’s gone, summer returning
Winter’s gone, where are the mermaids?

Kiss the sun and let the summer return

Finding ruby’s sitting in a corner
a steeplechase garden when you look a little further

mermaids dancing on the water,
enjoying the weekend

Winter’s gone, summer returning
Winter’s gone, where are the mermaids?

Kiss the sun and let the mermaids return.

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