Sea Shells

Through my heart ___ inside my brain

beneath my skin r outside wonders

i believe 

 see

 feel

everything that remains

Oceans talk ancient languages

as shores leave stories 

upon the surface of seashells

i hear

  taste

  the "know"

How worn feet seep inside

wet sands of yesterdays

and the memories of you pulled

inside waves

inside me

inside you

And who's the fool?

Who's the lover?

And who failed in love?

:: 01.17.2025 ::

other version:

Seashells

The Ocean speaks in tongues of Old

Its Whispers lace, the Tide

And every Shell an Echo holds

Of Secrets it confides

Beneath my Flesh a World expands

A Shoreline deep unseen

Where Memories, like shifting Sands

Shape what has always been

The Waves they call, they Pull, they Keep

A Lover's faint Appeal

Their murmurs thread the Sands of Sleep

A Truth no Time can Steal

Who wore the Crown of Love’s Delight?

Who faltered in its Glow?

The Tide may Turn a Fool, a Knight

But Love it always Knows.

:: 01.07.2025 ::

Reviews

[Qwerty101]

I love how you have the two version, the first with modern, personal, and stream of thought stylistic elements and the second very old, reverent stylistic touches. Sort of cemented the idea of love as something suspended across time and space. Also your use of enjambment is very professional and thoughtful. I love this!!!

[E.P. Robles]

Thank you so kindly. Everything you mentioned.