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Shell Memories
I picked up a sea shell
Laying on the shoreline
And sensed the many stories
It wanted me to tell

It knew the dolphins smile
That welcomed every morning
Swimming in its essence
Laughing all the while

It knew the feeling, ocean
Her mysteries and passions
Flowing through all channels
Sharing every emotion

It knew the seagulls yearning
To soar among the eagles
A search for higher purpose
In a world forever turning

It knew the bright light streaming
Aglow through rippling waters
As the night awoke its keeper
Within his lighthouse dreaming


Dan Pettit (c) 2002
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