Recycled Seashells
Recycled Seashells
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Smoke is thick near sullen waves
ash has fallen on the beach
collect imperfect seashells
imagination
Research ahead of time
help ones eye determine shape
specific color’s texture
for productive day
Low tide visible Mollusk
early morning before the sun
careful not to disturb nest
of baby Turtle
Weigh spiral shaped Gastropods
let the heavier ones live
keep the best of the empty
within our bucket
Exoskeleton as art
painted on by history
this Bearded Periwinkle
through many lost tides
Angulate Periwinkle
this Calcium for gardens
adorn home clay flowerpots
small lettered alive
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This Pectin Ravinelli
Maculated Baby Ear
make Christmas Tree Ornaments
or Wedding Bouquet
An Imperial Venus
to create a royal print
from sea to ink pad paper
Shark Eye or Moon Snail
Elegant Dosinia
a trinket dish in bathroom
picture frame surrounded by
Gady Natica
A summer wreath hangs on door
made from scoured Paper Fig
Pear Whelk and Alphabet Cone
Jujube Top Shell
Yard lit by Slipper Shell lights
enjoy ice tea and late lunch
as the sun settles behind
Atlantic Bubble
Fill the dias of Florida
Sand Dollars and coins adorn
Shelves that hold variety
Florida Anger
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Sometimes find forgiveness
sometimes light seashell candles
genuflect a wooden pew
Florida Cerith
Junania Jewelry
jewel box craft from gentle hand
Spring Jewel Box as well as Fall
some Sunrise Tellin
Container for utensils
for tools and for Angel’s Wings
slightly battered by Cat’s Paw
Calico Scallop
Furniture of Coquina
King’s Crown and Banded Tulip
a chair along with
Rose-Petal Tellin
This natural history
best seen when tide is low
a European pool of
Van Hyming’s Cockle
Home decor of True Tulip
Fighting Conch and Bleeding Tooth
rattle as windchime on porch
welcome day at sea
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Jamie, your great visuals put me in a special place – like a seaside cottage where peace reigns. Lovely work.