and one fine morning
the starfish and the shell
a mismatched couple though they were
decided to venture away from the sea
a day out, they excitedly thought
away from the tidal timings
and its monotonous movements
and so they shuffled along
politely declining the seaweed’s offer of camouflage
ignoring the noxious jelly fish’ s bid to protect
the clumsy crabs’ futile attempts to dissuade
they reached the soft, white sand
both the starfish and the shell
agreed that the sunlight felt delicious
and with the light breeze, they sensed a
fragmented fragrance of their ocean home
it was almost as though the mild waves
were pleading for their return
but the mismatched couple turned away
to admire the lanky trees swaying gracefully
a happy sound, was this an angel?
in the chubby hands both felt secure
till they ended up in a plastic bucket
nauseated by the careless swinging
an eternity seemed to have passed
tears of the starfish tasted like the ocean
watching his final gasps, the shell was reminded
of the life she once lost from her womb
… what comes from the ocean
must remain in the ocean
This poem was inspired by the above image from Sanaa’s prompt Take me to the Ocean
SONYA KASSAM 
This will always be one of my fav poems of yours, dear Sonya! <3
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I’m pleased to hear this :)
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the story is amazing & love the message too…
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Thank you Sumana. I really appreciate your thoughts.
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..beautifully written…nice poem :)
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Thank you very much and it’s so lovely to see you here.
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Sad yet acceptable when we consider life cycles. The starfish and the shell brought happiness to another being. :)
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That is a wonderful way to look at it, thank you Eric!
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Dear Sonya,
I like this a lot.
We can remember our home and our true identify.
The salty ache of the heart is evidence enough.
All good wishes,
robert
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Thanks for your beautiful thoughts about my poem.
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Nice poem,Sonya,I like the message. :)
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I’m glad I was able to leave a message :)
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Oh my goodness, this is absolutely stunning :D Such a whole lot of beauty and emotion in your poem. Beautifully executed! Thank you so much for participating at Prompt Nights Sonya :D
Lots of love,
Sanaa
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Thank you so much Sanaa!
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Mashallah amazing and beautiful!
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Thank you for your lovely comment :)
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