The little mermaid lifted her glorified eyes towards the sun, and felt them, for the first time, filling with tears. On the ship, in which she had left the prince, there were life and noise; she saw him and his beautiful bride searching for her; sorrowfully they gazed at the pearly foam, as if they knew she had thrown herself into the waves. Unseen she kissed the forehead of her bride, and fanned the prince, and then mounted with the other children of the air to a rosy cloud that floated through the aether.
I love your smile when you are half-asleep and not thinking about any silly things like work and schedules. That small, barely noticeable smile, with just a corner of your mouth, a slight curve. I run my fingers through your hair and watch it transform into a full happy grin, as you open your eyes to look at me
