Perna Sphaerulla II

Beneath a bay,

just below a blue water line

windblown sand ripples randomly into waves

A fan-shaped shell home to a mussel washed by a vengeful sea

Sculpted silken skin,

outside hot sun,

under warm skin nature's nectar changes an unwanted guest

A spectrum of colors, cream, rose, pink, silver, blue, gold, green, ebony,

Baroque beauties.

by Vincent J. Tomeo

*Latin, Perna, a kind of mussel, and Sphaerula, a little sphere.