A MERMAID SWIMS BY…

Photo by Cristian Palmer on Unsplash

from my watery grave

i look through the reflection

of a dark tree

as it stands in contrast

against the grey sky…

a leaf floats down

to the surface of the water

and rejoins the tree…

clouds eclipse the sky

and deepen my tomb with their tears…

the last bubbles of life

abandon my body

rise to the surface

and welcome the shower of death…

lightning lances the sky

and illuminates the depths…

a mermaid swims by…

Lon Casler Bixby is a professional photographer and published author in various genres: Fiction, Poetry, Humor, Photography, & Comic Books.

You can see some of his photography here — www.whileyouweresleeping.photography/ and here — www.neoichi.com/.

See his writing here — www.amazon.com/author/loncaslerbixby/.

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