Found and Lost

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I found it when I was only three, and then I took it home with me. I put it deep within my pocket like a lover's precious locket. I found it calmly quelled each fear, so, for sixty years, I kept it near. One fine day, it said, "look at me". Why did I throw it in the sea?

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Hilda Greenhough

Date: 5/24/2025 8:50:00 AM

Why indeed? Childhood should never be thrown away. There was magic in youth.

David Crandall
Date: 5/24/2025 12:07:00 PM

Childhood - I like that one!

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/23/2025 11:53:00 AM

What a creative/fun write you have here. Now for part 2, to find out what it was. OK??? Have a fun weekend writing away..........

David Crandall
Date: 5/23/2025 12:14:00 PM

Hmm, maybe I should put "riddle" in the title.

Tom Woody

Date: 5/23/2025 8:45:00 AM

Was it a seashell? Enjoyed your quick write David

David Crandall
Date: 5/23/2025 12:14:00 PM

It's a mystery, but some might think that I might not actually know what it is - lol. Seashell does make perfect sense though. It's OK, it really was a super quick write.

Tom Woody
Date: 5/23/2025 9:37:00 AM

Bad choice of words. A better choice is short poem

David Crandall
Date: 5/23/2025 9:20:00 AM

Thanks - hmm, how could you tell - that it was a quick write that is? Good guess - I'm trying to keep "it" as a secret!