Within The Shell Poem by Lodigiana Poetess

Standing in the ocean, soft waves brush past my legs.
The autumn chill is felt now as the suns watery rays fade.
Between my toes the sand slips and slides leaving me unsteady...
As in life

On the horizon dark shapes form, blotting a clear skyline.
Is the earth flat or is there a curve? Hard to say,
but what I hoped for was to see far into infinity..uninterrupted...
As in life

A deserted beach bleak and savage,
seemingly devoid of life but teeming with unseen beauty.
All wonders from the deep now on the surface but hidden...
As in life

As in death the sea relentlessly meets the shore
and retreats at its own will,
turning the tide to ebb and flow...
Commanding all

As in death the surface hides the unknown
beneath which a tempest rages and squalls form.
The whirlpool draws all into its hypnotic dance...
And takes away and subjugates.

As in death I feel the cold penetrate my body
rendering a blessed numbness.
Fish explore the sand beneath my feet, unearthing the shell
trembling hands open it to reveal the sought for mystery of life...
A lustrous pearl.