Time to dance the Quadrille in the Pub! Melissa is hosting and today's challenge word is "Xenolith! For those of you unfamiliar with the word ~~
[A
xenolith is a fragment of foreign rock trapped
inside
a larger igneous rock.]
a few of the shells i've collected
glass bowl holds them safe and sound
gathered from many coastal zones
ocean's bleached and lovely bones
a stranger breaks my parlor door
this heavy uninvited guest
exhumed from deep tectonic hell
there to swallow up each shell
a jagged beast, the xenolith
reaching out with tongue of fire
Nice one Helen 👏 I used 'xeno' too in my own write.
ReplyDeleteI particularly love the line, 'ocean's bleached and lovely bones'.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you portrai those treasures.
ReplyDelete"ocean's bleached and lovely bones"--such a beautiful line!
ReplyDeleteI love "ocean's bleached and lovely bones" so much! I looked up xenolith and learned something!
ReplyDeleteLove tectonic hell!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done, Helen!
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