Song of the Mermaid Queen - Lisa Thiel

As I went down to the coast on the Isle of Iona

And as I looked out upon the turquoise sea

There on the rocks a shining in the clear light

Was the shimmering form of the Mermaid Queen

Her tail was a glow with a thousand rainbows

Her silver hair with shells and jewels adorned

She looked at me with eyes of emerald and said

«I am the mother from whom all are born»

«I am the spirit of the ocean» said she «I am the mother of mystery

And you as all humans are one of my children

For as you know all life came from the sea

O, remember my child that the sea is within you

And within you the knowledge of all that life can be

, and if you know this then you will know me

For I am at the heart of your divine destiny»

«O great goddess of the ocean, grandmother of the sea

You who are the keeper of the ancient mysteries

I honor you and the wisdom you carry

And honor the part of you that is in me.»

And with that she smiled and vanished 'neath the waves

And though her form was gone the light around her stayed

And many a time I’ll think of Iona and remember the words of the Mermaid Queen