The Shell
by Pauline Harris
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A single piece of sand
Was placed deep inside
This shell to grow
And prosper into
What one day would be
A pearl for someone
A string of pearls
Overhand knotted
Individually strung
Together forming
A necklace for another
All from that one grain
Of simple sand
Kept inside a shell
To make the world
More beautiful
With this creation
Of a pearl, now strung
On a necklace for this one
