The Ballad of a Sea Faring Lad

The Ballad of a Sea Faring Lad

He left without warning, going with tides

Always sailing back to what he’d left behind

Going where the mermaids and sea monsters flow

Jumping through seas, adventurous as he goes

He lived for the chase that the sea presented

Jumping through hoops and waves resented

The way he sailed with finesse and grace

Quickening his heart as each wave race

At night he stared at the sky presented before

Looking for anything, something more

Through his travels and adventures a great

There were still troubles that made his heart ache

Constantly moving, constantly rearranging

The time to settle down was constantly changing

He ached for a life he’d never check

Hoping that someone would bring him back

He loved the adventure, but the adventure was too much

The waves had taken their toile, he was in a rut

He knew he could love someone more

More than the waves and sea combined

He shook the notion, fearing it rash

But in a bolt of lightning, quick as a flash

His whole world changed in more than an instant

Bringing it from dull, to full of admiration

Looking as shy as a spring flower in bloom

A beautiful creature with a tail of blue

Peeking from the water, catching a glimpse

Of the Lad staring back from the ship

Blushing as she was about to swim away

He called back to her, hoping she’d stay

He felt this spark when he looked into her eyes

Feeling that in the case of his demise

He’d be the luckiest man to walk this earth

By just being able to see her face first

She stopped on the shore of a beach, small and concealed

Waiting for him, for it was in her to feel

The spark he had, for it was hers as well

She’s waiting for this moment, only time can tell

He swam towards her, with a power so abrupt

Only for a love this fair, he couldn,t give up

She sat in the waves, soaking up the moon

Feeling as though he was already swooned

He needed only to sit and speak, to know this was it

His reason for living was here, it hadn’t quit

He could be on this beach a lifetime, without any comforts

And know he was happy just being in her presents

His love for the sea carried through to his veins

The love he wanted had finally came

He could live with what he’d known all along

Creating his life with the mermaid so strong.