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The Tears of the Seashell

On the depths of the ocean floor, a seashell drifted all alone. How vacuous she felt in her soul and so incredibly cold! Tossed about by indifferent schools of fish that hurriedly swam by. Beautiful fish, utterly deaf to that shell's painful, lonely cries. Schools of them, in a gigantic hurry. Who cared if a shell had worries? They were the elite of sea, had no Time with a shell to scurry. Her beautiful, abalone shell started to slowly wither and vanish. The Creator knew of her pain, and thus to His Heaven she was gratefully banished. To the warm, loving Sea of Heaven, she was thereto delivered. Re-born again, happy with other sea life who happily in gratefuness quivered. Songs of hallelujah could be heard from that eternal, magnificent, blue green sea. By all the worthy sealife who now lived in God's most auspicious, aquatic eternity! August 31, 2020 Noon PST

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Date: 9/1/2020 5:55:00 AM
This is indeed very true and a very well written poem! But the sea shell is alone if it thinks itself different from the ocean. We are all alone if we think we are not part of the grand scheme. If the sea shell thinks it is but an expression of the sea, it becomes part of eternity along with the sea. We are all part of eternity that expresses itself as you and me!
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Panagiota Romios
Date: 9/1/2020 7:41:00 AM
A wonderful mystical answer, Krish! The poem stands as is. I read some very off the wall Poetry here that is just adored, but for me, touches me like the iceberg that sank the Titanic. Meaning, no soul, no essence. Just impressive words and Far out imagery. This poem has a soul in it. It has drama in it. Re read the last two paragraphs.please? Panagiota xx
Date: 8/31/2020 12:42:00 PM
Quite sad to think that there are many people who are like the shell and its not until they pass on to the next life that they are valued. Tom
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Date: 8/31/2020 12:46:00 PM
Tom. So true. Isn't it? They will get their crowns in the next life..))) Pangie xx
Date: 8/31/2020 11:48:00 AM
- A beautiful and touching little story, Panagiota :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 8/31/2020 11:50:00 AM
Anne-Lise.. I really felt this one. Was an emotional one?thank you Pangie xx

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