Shimmering Dancer

Such smooth skin
ivory not pale
he thought as he looked
at her under the twilight sky
'Dance with me' he whispered
holding out his hands

she shimmered
as she turned
to look at him
under the moonlight
she looked so real

He sighed
will he ever find her
his princess with ivory skin...
he plunged into the waves
throwing his lot
with a watery grave.

*originally written for Impromptu Composition*