a conch shell
swallows the sea
and keeps it –
I never want to unlearn you
Author notes
have you ever seen a conch shell's wide smile....?
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A contest entry
- rapture by Saffron.
1000 points, ended August 5, 14 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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To study your partner is the key to a happy relationship
I absolutely loved this poem and will never look the same at a shell again! Beautiful words and very deep!
Congratulations on the trophy!
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nicolette,
this is absolutely beautiful, as always, from you, and full of your sensual take on nature, which is your signature
i also love the title (and the nod to mary)
thank you for sharing your beautiful talent in this contest—what a joy it is to see this here
saffron
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thank you, saffron
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Dearest Sister,
I have had the pleasure of visiting my daughter in Miami on several occasions in the past five years. Each time that I visit, they find or make from scratch, "conch" salad. I feel like a queen because they do this without my ever having to ask. I consume this delicacy as if I have not eaten in weeks. LOL Your poem reminds me of the goodness, and to end the poem with the line; "I never want to unlearn you"
Continue to keep what you have swallowed. Beauteous!
Always ♥
Renee
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Absolutely stunning, simple yet so poetic.
Brevity at its best.
Tony
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This is truly amazing.
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this is brilliant.
Awesome in its brevity.
Perfect.
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thank you, Lugh
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Again!
I love this! WOoote
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awww this is so cute...
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this is gorgeous.
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I love conch shells. That sound of blood that rushes and the elegant shade of pink. Well written without wasting words. It packs a punch.
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Ah, this is beautiful. The first three lines would make a perfect haiku, but the ending makes the poem. Love it! What a fresh thought provoking piece. So much said in so few words.
Best wishes,
Frogz~
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you may call me a master of succinct, but you my dear are a master of beauty
your poems are flowers
forever blossomed
always with fragrance
our smiles
their sun
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There are times when one could fill a page or two in praise, there are time when one could write a tome or the book of jobe if you will.
I like what it is that I did sea, the ocean and the waves carry life to the shore as well as wash it away.
Things we learn, things we should never unlearn... it is all in the love game sometimes you could call it a crying shame.
I like it, I like it so!
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when i was at the beach in june, i actually found one in the ocean. but it wasn't huge, but a full one. immediately i put it up to my ear to hear its secrets.
beautiful write... not only not wanting to unlearn, but to learn more as love is held in your hand.
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yes, you got it thank you so much
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The sea is total and complete, how do you forget such a thing? Dentro del mar.
I am sure you have touched a heart, can you do more then that?
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I had to look up "conch shell" because I did not want the full effect of the poem to be lost to my lack of general knowledge
Anyway, I realised I do know what it is, I used to have one!
I lovvveee the metaphor of the shell and the sea, especially as the shell can be so symbolic for our own personal protection. A lovely idea "swallowing the sea".
Yes, the last line is a poem all on its own and speaks to me the most, because learning is the most beautiful part of all 
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This is beautiful, serene and so packed with beautiful imagery my dear friend... The kind of elegance only you can pen is glowing through these words..
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beautiful
simple but packed with awesome
simply loved it
-scott
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Profound in its simplicity and content. I featured a conch in one of my sensual poems recently, as one of three gifts fetched from the shoreline by a lover for his other. My grandmother had one as an ornament when she was alive. It fascinated me. She told me it was the voice of the sea, and kept all the sea's secrets! I spent childhood with my ear pressed to that thing, quite fascinated! It's amazing how a lover and a conch shell are likened, for we must listen to them and lend ear, to know and appreciate their bigger picture, learn their secrets, hear their call. I loved the last line ... and it made me consider, that since people are capable of such change and self-growth, could we ever truly know them consistently enough for that learning to cease?
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what a lovely comment, Stu. Yes, it is that sound that stays inside us...and the learning, that's an everyday process, lol.
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Succinct and full of sensual resonance. I never want to stop reading you.
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and the sound of the sea kept inside, reminds us that even such an immense thing can be kept in a 'pocket'.
Lovely as always
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this is epic. amazing!!!
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Simple yet profound. Way to g
take care
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I did too
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Such brevity, such careful images, such beauty!
Well-done!
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you are sooo refreshing...so cool. I love this.
Lane
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yes, memory can be a wonderful thing
...PK
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An interesting one Nicolette - rather zen/haiku like with an interesting twist in the final line. Like it alot!
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Often times less is more...and you just proved it over again. Your words always make my heart skip a beat
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bootyful, and...
yebo gogo
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So much said in so few words. What a wonderful idea . . . it really is what we unlearn that is important in our lives. The good things are relearned and relearned over and over.
Excellent.
Garrison
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simple, beautiful and totally sigh-worthy...stunning poetry, Nicolette
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ahh yes... earthly elements and the joy of nacre reflecting in a man's eyes...
smiles are everything - yes??
yes
yes
yes
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yebo gogo..all kinds of smiles
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beautiful. i often dont see poems this short and sweet from you but what a pretty, but bold and powerful write.
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Beautiful!
Simply beautiful Nicolette.
This is a treasure.
Best
Love Peace
campanaro
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Elegance in eloquence...simply profound and heartfelt...love always expresses eternity.
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and you always touch my heart with the way you express your heart, Karen
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nice
keeps and speaks the best kept secret in soft whispers of the conch shell's song
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beautiful, beautiful image and emotion.
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I swear, Woman...you could type but a single word & make it into such beautiful, longing poetry. Your succinct metaphors linger long after the sound of the syllables have evaporated into night air. Yes, there are those who fill our hearts with such depth of memory, they could never be unlearned, even if we tried to forget. Ahhh, I know you. This is glorious, Sweetie. Good luck in Saffron's contest. Vlindertjie
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- just love having you in my crowd, Vlindertjie
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oh, I love that last line! beautiful!!!
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Simple and beautiful. This is the essence of poetry.
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How do you do it, I never tire of the beauty you produce from the heart, this left me wanting more but knowing what we have is just enough. Stunning sweetheart. Best to you always
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Gorgeous... says so much about a love, that enormity of feelingand wish for it to last forever... just beautiful! I wrote something with a conch shell recently too, I love them! LOL.
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I have, but forgot. Beautifully simple, yet totally
complete.
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I wasn't sure what a conch shell was so I googled it lol. Flawless!...this does more in 15 words than most do in 150.
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Simply beautiful Nicky.
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The most amazing thing about your brevity is just how long the image and feelings last after you read it because you can just put yourself into your words with something it makes your remember C
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i like the imagery of this one and the ending is just right and beautiful.
you know my friend that i like short poems and yours is always a sigh, a relief.
thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful... This is a lovely poem!
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i smile at the thought of paul tucking me inside himself and keeping me like in this....
lovely
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thanks, heidi...yes, keep that smile
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That is true poetry & brevity at its best, Nicolette. One of my favorites from you. The sea and the shells that keep it inside are so fantastic, inspiring, nostalgic... and I relate to this poem a lot.
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thank you so much. originally this poem was longer, but i guess these few words say what i wanted to express - thank you for the confirmation
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