Painting "BeachComber"

The tiny fairy patrols her sandy world
gathering the harvest of wonderful objects
that she finds so irresistible.
Treasures such as multicoloured shells
of all shapes and sizes,
tide smoothed fragments of glass
and a variety of seaweed to make her clothes.
And then - her greatest find of all,
a beautiful conch shell
from which emerged an enchanting mermaid,
even smaller than she.
It will be nice to have a companion
to spend some happy hours excitedly sorting the
bounty of the seashore.
~Josephine Wall~