Some shells have spirals that wind 'round and 'round.
Others are white and easily found.
Some shells are cone-shaped with a small, pointy tip.
Some deep like a cup, from which you could sip.
Some shells have ridges, striations of colour.
Others lined with nacre, an artwork of wonder.
Some shells are shaped like a butterfly's wings.
Each side is the same and joined at the hinge.
Some shells are big and fill your whole hand.
Others are tiny - hard to find in the sand.
And when one's discovered, it's gently removed
from the beach which it laid on - that warm comfy groove.
Washed off in the water and dried on a towel.
Taken home as a treasure... (with a very soft) "Wow!"
