Mother of Pearl – v2

An ancient shell, or so it seemed,

on their bookshelf

a memento, a reminder of the sea

of the coast, of our vacations, summers

glistening under the film of dust

of the passing years

a clouded rainbow

shimmering color on the surface,

in the depth of the shell,

its skin, its sinew

reflecting, refracting

living color, emotion,

urging young hands to touch

young eyes to marvel, wonder

at its iridescent beauty

saved and treasured

on their bookshelf

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edited March 8, 2018

Mother of Pearl – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/03/mother-of-pearl-v2.html

after finding this poem in a list of my popular poems

on Literary Devices site about my poetry

https://literarydevices.net/raymond-a-foss/

July 26, 2006 19:59

Mother of Pearl

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/mother-of-pearl.html

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