Carpentered By Ocean Waves

Grooves, bumps, chips, ridges, carpentered by waves
Swirls and points, pulled into shape by a salty swell
An ocean shell
Hiding, protected by the hard embrace
Holding secrets that the ocean will never tell
An ocean shell
Surf and waves, salty hair and sandy skin
Bathers, boards, excited yell
An ocean shell
Crash of waves, indenting the sand
From the foamy tips of waves to the sandy floor it fell
An ocean shell
Sounds soft, rush of waves subside, sun melting into the horizon
Washes ashore, bleaches to orange from soft pastel
An ocean shell
Footsteps in the sand, a child falls behind
A soft palm captures its salty smell
My ocean shell