Gastropod Bursidae

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Pale ivory with jagged spikes

Almost hidden in other memorabilia

Every time I put it to my ear

It whispers secretes of a far away ocean

Of warm blue water

And endless dunes of sand

Always with me, so many years,

In different houses, on many shelves

My companion for forgotten memories

Of days gone by. Pale ivory with jagged spikes

I was twenty,he was my first love

Blue laughing eyes

A head with dancing curls

Like a prince on a galloping horse

He rode in on a dust covered jeep

Five days we rode the dunes

Up steep black mountains, sliding

 Into azure water, always in sight

I looked at the face of the full moon

Ran my fingers through the water

And watched the fish slip by

Gastropod Bursidae

My seashell from far away ocean

I can put you to my ear, close my eyes

 And loose myself in the rhythmic hum

The waves breaking on the shore

The years washing away through my fingers