Here’s a little girl. She wears red shoes. The Mermaid sees: oh, scarlet treats of freedom! ‘Mummy, take a photo.’ She is beaming. An artist – ‘Aye, this sculpture is my muse.’ Here’s a family of three; ‘Don’t, don’t slip.’ ‘You go. Your father has a troubled hip.’ Great big eyes – they crawl on […]

via the little mermaid #3 — lois e. linkens