- Pearl and Shell
This magic strand of pearl and shell,
delivered by the ocean's spray,
has charmed me with a special spell.
Much like a gently breaking swell,
it's beautiful in every way;
this magic strand of pearl and shell.
My treasured find has pleased me well;
I keep it on me, night and day,
for I have fallen to its spell.
At night, its sea-born whispers tell
me where the mermaids swim and play;
who’d made this strand of pearl and shell.
It speaks of buoys, the clanking bell
resounding through the morning's grey;
it binds me in its secret spell.
Perhaps a sad nymph’s necklace fell
and graced a coral till it lay
ashore; my string of pearl and shell.
Now, even Neptune can't compel
me to submerge it in the bay--
This magic strand of pearl and shell,
it binds me in a secret spell.
