Tide

The tide is out, but Tiny Bill knows it will always return, and with it his hopes of seeing the beautiful mermaid. She swims without effort and undetected in the ocean. She dances like Pavlova.... he needs only to see her, for then magic will occur and all history will pause in admiration. Then, with a melancholy backward glance toward the stormy shore, history will move on to its next assignment, sad but heartened.... "With such creatures about, surely the world will not destroy itself and miss out on her next appearance, her first farewell tour!"