"in other words"

"in other words"

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"in other words"
"in other words"
seashells

seashells

a poem

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Bonita Kowalski
Feb 13, 2024
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"in other words"
seashells
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in a sense
it's innocence

saving seashells in my pocket
kept the best ones in a locket

leaving love notes in a trace
and seashells to decorate

We watch as the waves wash them away.

in a sense
it's innocence

kept the prettiest ones for me
instead of left out for the sea

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