-1-
“Listen up,” says the dependent
Conch lying in the shallows of home.
“I am full of cold air and hot waves;
Hold me up, and we will vibrate!”
-2-
The sand palace above provides a
Beneficent confessional for bivalves.
In the distance, but not far, are the
remnants of rusty pails and shovels.
-3-
A drone flies over, dropping its cargo
Of earthworms for the hungry snails.
There is little sound at all, even the
Habitat of the birds has been silenced.
-4-
The conch is aware of its potential,
Its nacreous offspring are valued.
If its luster fails to please, it can be
Traded as Triton’s magic trumpet.
-5-
Up and down the dunes, as far as
The eye can bear, lie the moribund.
Once the mayor and prophet to
Sea creatures, the conch now dies.
-6-
Flash forward, the anthropologist digs
Up deflated volley ***** snow-cone
Wrappers, ragged beach towels and
Half-empty bottles of sunscreen.
-7-
The morning newspaper reads:
“President declares state of emergency.
“Marine life biologists meet at Harvard,
Price of fish increases 50 percent.
© Lewis Bosworth, 3, 2017
Mar 4, 2017
Mar 4, 2017 at 11:10 AM UTC
-1-
“Listen up,” says the dependent
Conch lying in the shallows of home.
“I am full of cold air and hot waves;
Hold me up, and we will vibrate!”
-2-
The sand palace above provides a
Beneficent confessional for bivalves.
In the distance, but not far, are the
remnants of rusty pails and shovels.
-3-
A drone flies over, dropping its cargo
Of earthworms for the hungry snails.
There is little sound at all, even the
Habitat of the birds has been silenced.
-4-
The conch is aware of its potential,
Its nacreous offspring are valued.
If its luster fails to please, it can be
Traded as Triton’s magic trumpet.
-5-
Up and down the dunes, as far as
The eye can bear, lie the moribund.
Once the mayor and prophet to
Sea creatures, the conch now dies.
-6-
Flash forward, the anthropologist digs
Up deflated volley ***** snow-cone
Wrappers, ragged beach towels and
Half-empty bottles of sunscreen.
-7-
The morning newspaper reads:
“President declares state of emergency.
“Marine life biologists meet at Harvard,
Price of fish increases 50 percent.
© Lewis Bosworth, 3, 2017
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