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A Mermaid’s Daily Routine
-Mackenzie Kephart ‘20

I wake up in my comfy bed,
Made out of a giant shell.
I swim to the mirror and take a look,

“Perfect, I’m looking swell.”

Then I polish my tail, a splendid red.
And get ready to ring the bell.
It’s my job to read the little mermaids a book.

And they’re so excited I can tell.

Once that is done, I go ahead,

And bid my friends farewell.
I’m going to swim in my favorite nook,
And it’s a secret I cannot tell.

I swim for hours by myself and then, I go back and head,

Back to my home and my shell.
I bring home with me from my adventure a shoe, a barnacle, and a hook,
Things I would never sell.

A day of a mermaid is spent swimming idly,

watching other fish go by.
It is spent exploring widely,
And simply passing the time

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