She asked her a few questions <br />Shuffled the cards <br />Laid out the deck before her <br />“Pick a few won’t you? ” <br />“Ah yes”, she said, “was he a water sign? ” <br />“Yes” was her reply <br />“And you? ” <br />“Yes, water too” <br /> <br />“Ah, now I see… <br />When water meets water, you know; <br />It just flows, <br />Flows into one another <br />No seams, no edges, smooth without ridges <br />But when water meets fire <br />Well that’s a whole different desire <br />Water gets heated up by fire <br />But water can put fire out” <br />With that, she could agree and had no doubt <br /> <br />“What you need” she said, “is a good earth sign” <br />“Get away from all this water and fire, <br />Too much drowning, too much heat <br />What you need is some earth for you to meet” <br /> <br />So the mermaid shimmied up onto the rocks <br />Flipping her pearlescent tail on the shore <br />And twinkled her pretty shells <br />But the sea wanted her more……..<br /><br />Original Unknown Girl<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/o-water-always-finds-water-a-slippery-tale/
