~*Sea Sprite*~

Free as the wind that pushes the waves
of the sea that roars and crashes
Wild as the storm that rages and sprays
as the angry ligntening flashes

From deep within the watery depths
she emerges toward red skies
She opens her eyes and takes a breath
and spreading her arms she sighs

The sprite who walks the rolling seas
and waves to the passing whales
Will never touch the land or trees
Nor touch the distant sails

She fears as the mighty ships go by
and hides in the rolling foam
and wonders at the lone seagulls cry
flying so far from home.

Then she smiles as she senses the nearness
of the dolphin, her life long friend.
She must retur to the depths of the sea
and the form of a dolphin again.

~*Shirley Winters*~
©1998/2001