I walked down to the glistening shore

and watched the stars dance among the waves

Their mother smiled back at me

as salt water crashed into the caves

She was round and full

like a warm apple pie

but the silhouette she shown on,

caught my eye

It was terribly elegant

gliding on ice

It was an incredulous sight

I had to glance twice

But when i looked back

for the figure gliding

not a single movement

but the waves colliding

I knew something was out there

If only someone else could see

But when I shared my story

They only laughed at me

but deep inside

I knew I was right

I believed in my instinct

and went back late that night

I waited and waited

for her to return

hours passed

and my patience burned

The stars and their mother

whispered to me

"dont give up

and you will see"

Suddenly a splash

with the shape of a tail

six feet high

with glistening scales

A passionate fire

burned inside

as I watched this beauty

roll with the tide

She was terribly elegant

gliding on ice

every moment spent

was worth the price

as she swam under

mother's white light

Her wavy hair

was lucid and bright

Auburn was the color

like leaves on autumn trees

She was real as anyone else,

But unchained and free

Her presence gave me faith

That no one else could see

But that didn't matter

as long as I belived in me