steve (03/02/83)
#N:zinfandel:9700002:000:525 zinfandel!steve Mar 1 06:52:00 1983 Mermaiden The sea cow, the manatee, At once a mermaid! Pretty floating 'neath my wond'ring eye. I beckon you but now you disappear And slip away. I cry, "O thou of which we dream at night In seaborn fantasy's delight Return someday to this forgotten place and time Remind me, beautious design of flesh and line So dear." I call, you hear, swim ever near, Then slowly drift away. We part. And vanish from desirous heart: The sea cow, the manatee, And once a mermaid. circa 1980 zinfandel!steve nelson