Living
The Mermaidens
From In My Nursery (1890)
Living
The little white mermaidens live in the sea,
In a palace of silver and gold;
And their neat little tails are all covered with scales,
Most beautiful for to behold.
On wild white horses they ride, they ride,
And in chairs of pink coral they sit;
They swim all the night, with a smile of delight,
And never feel tired a bit.
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Richards, Laura E. “The Mermaidens.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/66/.
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Richards, Laura E. “The Mermaidens.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/richards_l/66/.
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