Love Poetry: Sea Shells

by Shreya Mandal
(Forest Hills, NY, U.S.)

'Puzzled, you stood there
And watched me
As I traveled to distant shores,
I brought home memories
Washed away by the ebb and flow of life,
Pieces of earth returned
36 sea shells for each time
We bathed in the ocean of unknowing
Swimming as mermaids do,
I was in awe of your range
You dove deep into the ocean bed
You emerged with pelican wings
Soaring in the Caribbean sky,
You ascended to the powerful sun
Puzzled, I stood there and watched you.
As you traveled to distant shores,
You brought home memories
Washed away by the ebb and flow of life
Pieces of earth returned
36 sea shells for each time
We bathed in the ocean of unknowing'

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