There are things in life that everybody wants…. <br />She believes that in order to find the perfect shell <br />one has to comb a lot of beaches; walking for miles <br />barefoot in the foamy wash, with the sun by your side <br />and the past behind you for better or worse. She believes <br />perfection exists as with sand and water, sun and sky; <br />certain things like us are meant to grow old together, <br />once having discovered one another. For it is <br />in those moments, when the sun and sky close their eyes. <br />that the moon will ebb the tide and the water will depart <br />from the sandy shore leaving behind for our discovery <br />that perfect shell. The one everybody wants….. <br /> <br />2008 © TS<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/she-enjoys-long-walks-on-the-beach-and/