Shells
A Pantoum
written by: Lois Perch Villemaire
What is the fascination with shells?
Those crevices where sea animals once lived.
A search for perfection among the cracked and broken
Threatened by the force of tidal waves.
Those crevices where sea animals once lived
Becoming a haven for tiny fish seeking shelter
Threatened by the force of tidal waves
Mollusks move slowly in spiral shapes.
Becoming a haven for fish seeking shelter
Hiding from predators in a quest for survival.
Mollusks move slowly in spiral shapes
Never shedding until their hour of death.
What is the fascination with shells?
Those crevices where sea animals once lived
A search for perfection among the cracked and broken
Threatened by the force of tidal waves.
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