The Shell
I wrote this in high school - 1964
An empty shell on the shore -
no life within anymore,
but why the shell for
someone to find, to see
how well its walls were polished?
Hear the echo of yourself,
but heed not a word,
'cause someone said
"It wasn't really the sea" ...
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