69 Mixed Marvelous Mermaids just joined the Weird Whales in the Open Sea

O dost thou hear them, singing each to each,Riding seaward on whales and crypto waves,Holding coconuts aloft and blessingCurious merchants and blithe sailors alike,Granting good fortune to the chosen few. All along the perilous OpenSea,Sixty-nine frisky frolicsome sirens,Derketo’s daughters, whether for barterOr battle, by a stroke of whim or fancyMight drown their hapless prey, should they be vexed. Perchance thou art favoured, pray seek the duck,Purple fruit, fabled ball – let thy indexGuide thee; mystic mermaids are down to pluck.