by Ciara Louw
Ebb and flow
Shells on an abandoned beach
Glisten with mysteries
Washed in retreating waves
Either prettily whole
With the pattern of life
That lived within them
Or broken into fragments
Some brittle, some smooth
Alone now in their millions
They crumble and crunch
Wearing with the tides
Winds and frictious contact
Until eventually
Like all perfect creations
They wittle down
To sand grains
So light, so fragile
Beginning again
Their grand story
Of becoming
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ARTIST
Ciara Louw is inspired by nature and the inter-connectedness of all things. She spends most of her time in a small coastal town near the tip of Africa but considers the whole world home. For love, she works with animals and as a spiritual teacher. For money, she works in innovation, strategy, and copywriting. Her many passions include horseback archery, art, learning new things, wildlife conservation, travel, and adventure in any form. Poetry is one of the ways she shares her life philosophy ~ thank you for reading.