-- Perfection in a Shell --

John Herlihy

We listen to the ocean,

Deep inside a living shell.

What of the magic notion,

Its living perfection will tell.

Those endless spirals will run,

Deep down to its central core.

Perfection from mystery spun,

As we knock on nature’s door.

I simply stare at the shell in awe,

God’s perfection never so sublime.

In earnest, never such miracle saw,

To hold in hand as a treasure mine.

The wind may whisper secrets dear,

But the shell itself perfection clear.

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(c) John Herlihy 23 August 2019