A mermaid found a swimming lad,
Picked him for her own.
Pressed her body to his body
Laughed; and plunging down
Forgot in cruel happiness
That even lovers drown.
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
moonlight becomes her
Sculpture; copper, prismacolor crayon, wax, wood, acrylic paint; repoussé, chasing; 16”h x 6”w x 3”d.
