I will hide in the shadows
of the green leaves
and Spanish moss

Dark, damp air hits my skin
the sun cannot reach me
in this corner I'm hiding in.

Lily pads and water flowers
kindly float by my side,
but they never take away
the beauty I hold inside.

On shore wandering ladies rest their feet
and pat brows under straw hats,
beholding secrets
the steamy darkness brings

With the curve of my shoulder
and the flip of my tail fin,
I am theirs forever
in the shadows of time.