Shell of Venus
Beside the beach
one wide white shell
scalloped
rare
once beautiful
abandoned since
an age ago
when Botticelli's Venus
stepped
in mythic glory
from her birth
(demure, that stare
iconic hair)
to usher loves
upon this earth.
Shell of Venus © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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White Shell inspiration challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2753732-A-white-shell--an-ivory-beach-and-a-cobalt-
More about The Birth of Venus (painting) by Sandro Botticelli:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus
Submitted: June 28, 2020