SEA POEMS/
POEMS OF OUR NATURAL WORLD
S E A S H E L L S
By Josie Whitehead
Seashells, seashells,
Homes beneath the waves;
Clinging to your salty rocks
And hiding in sea caves.
Sea palaces for sea beasts
Who snuggle up inside,
Secure from fearful preditors -
Somewhere safe to hide.
You’ll find them on a sandy shore,
Washed in upon the tide.
Occupants who owned these shells
Will, naturally, have died.
Some shell traders will take and kill
The owners of these homes
But you can safely find them
If a sandy beach you comb.
Seashells, seashells,
In sizes large and small
Creatures of the blue marine
Live in your hard stone walls.
If humans could but choose to dwell
In homes as sweet as yours,
They’d never want to venture out,
But spend their lives indoors.
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