Waltz of the Shell Creatures
Darkness sheets humped dunes
where shelled siblings scrabble upward
bearing heavy tide sands;
sea waves flourish primeval baton
directing perilous beach shuffle . . .
salt waters christen coined swimmers.
Lost years, like discarded seashells,
litter pathways to maturity . . .
settled in sea grass meadows,
peaceful green sea turtles graze,
waltzing to ancient inherent signals
of life's renewing circle.
The decades pass . . .
their tears blended
with boundless weight of ocean . . .
weeping for brothers extinct.
Copyright, July 31, 2014
Faye Gibson
Copyright © Faye Gibson | Year Posted 2014
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