Poetry inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia

A Poem of the Mermaids

A Poem of the Mermaids

Off the coast of Narnia

Deep, deep under the sea

Live the dancing mermaids

Happy, wild and carefree

Below the water is their kingdom

Where they joyfully abide,

Greeting ships that sail off

With the rising of the tide

In voices of melody and grace

Songs of praises they do sing

To their creator, the lion Aslan

Highest of all high kings

When the sun begins to set

And the moon begins to rise

They sing the ocean to sleep

With a gentle lulluby

When the sun returns

And the day begins to dawn

They sing to wake the ocean

They sing the morning song

With a splash of their tales

To the shore they swim

And greet all the early birds

Who rose to watch the day begin

If you wish to see them

Very early you must rise

For they return back to the sea

Right after sunrise

Sleepy heads will always miss them

For they sleep far too long

When the moring is long done

And the mermaids are all gone

They come to the shore only once

When the days is just beginning

And when the sun is up

Back to the deep sea they are swimming

If you want to see the mermaids

My advice you'd better heed

Don't sleep late, rise up early

And watch them waving from the sea