Issue 6:
Sea
Teresa White
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The Seashell's Tale
I am a seashell,
you are the sea, furious
with contempt for mediocrity,
full of mighty swells of ideas.
But things are all I know:
lopsided starfish, a hermit crab,
tide pools with anything
new or strange.
I wait for your storm,
the threat of force which follows
your calm, exuberant spells.
Your foam is sharp needles
trying to extort more from me
than I have.
I'd give a speck of sand
but you want a drop of blood.
~Teresa White
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and published extensively in print and on the Internet, Teresa's second book of poetry will be available soon. Her first collection In What Furnace? is available from Amazon. Home Page. Email.
© 2001 by Teresa White. All Rights Reserved.
© 2000-2002 by Cayuse Press. All Rights Reserved.
This page updated April 24, 2002.