Adrift

from Fairy & Folk Tales by Joshua David Ling

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In came the air into newly formed lungs. 
Back it went out in a blast. 
Serena opened her eyes and saw new legs, 
She was absolutely aghast! 
She felt them with her old hands  
And found Smoothness like her skin. 
No longer scales and fishy tails. 
No longer rainbow fins. 

She touched the bottom of her feet, 
And then screamed out in pain. 
The needle feeling the witch had told her of-
 Had quite a powerful sting.  

Then she heard a voice as clear as glass, 
Calling out: "Miss! Miss!" 
She looked and saw Prince Silas (and two guards) riding toward her, 
And everything was bliss.  
He dismounted immediately and came to her side.  

Silas: "Miss, are you all right?"

  She opened her mouth to speak to him, 
But her mouth would not comply. 
 He looked in her mouth and saw the blood, 
Coating the inside.  

Silas: "She must have been attacked by pirates, 
And left at sea to die. 
God saw fit to save this one. 
Whatever she needs, comply."

  They lifted her onto the Prince's land-horse. 
(Very different from horses at sea.) 
And they rode her back to the Prince's palace. 
What joy Serena had to be free!

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from Fairy & Folk Tales, released February 26, 2021

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Joshua David Ling Augusta, Georgia

I am Joshua David Ling, and I am a storyteller. I’ve been telling stories ever since I was a wee tot in diapers. Mom and Dad couldn’t stop me, no matter how hard they tried. Of course, it didn’t help that I had a steady diet of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and other anachronistic tales that instilled in me a sense of wonder, longing, and chivalry. ... more