Seashell (2002)
James Berry
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Shell at my ear –
come share how I hear
busy old sea in whispers.
Moans rise from ancient depths
in ocean sighs
like crowds of ghost monsters.
Waves lash and fall –
in roars and squalls
with all a mystery ahhh!
Poem © James Berry, The Story I Am In: Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2011)