In war, everything new
turns instantly old.
Children without childhood.



Shell ✨🐚

In a breeze of timid whispers
and with wary downcast eyes
the secret world was opened
to where true depth of feeling lies.

With each step, stories were told
and a tapestry of intimacy unfolded.
to dare or not to dare
to care or not to care.
In the dog-days of romance,
those are the calls
that lovebirds must answer.

Last night,
when I closed my eyes,
I saw the moon
so full and so bright.
I fell asleep smiling.