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June 25, 2007

Conch Shells

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on the deck

on the beach

on a day out with ladies
a Buzzard's Bay outing
to consecrate acres
for a nature preserve

in a compound of Yankees
that is blessed by the spirits
who came as we sang
or so we were told

we picked a bouquet
of conch shells exposing
their deep inner curvings
all frayed at the edges
by rocks on the shore

they could no longer sound
but it just didn't matter
because they were lovely
in spite of their ruin

Photo note: as above

The conch shell is one of the eight auspicious symbols of Buddism
Something beautiful loosely connected with conch shells

Posted by Dakota at June 25, 2007 04:10 PM