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0 posted 2003-04-26 07:00 PM







Moon Shell Memories

When we were young, we used to go
Down to the beach, that lay below
Our cliff-side house and there explore,
The treasures left along the shore.

We'd wade in shallow water and
Watch for moon shells in the sand.
The empty ones we carried back,
Secured within a canvas sack.

Around our flower beds they lay,
Both shells and driftwood, on display.
So many afternoons we went
And they were times so sweetly spent!

We're grown now and years have passed,
But I still hold those moments fast.
I see the Sound and feel the breeze,
When we made moon shell memories!




Betty Lou Hebert

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1 posted 2003-04-26 08:05 PM


And you remembered them long enough to write this pretty poem and pass it on to us.  Thank you Betty.  Joyce
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2 posted 2003-04-26 10:32 PM


Joyce:  Thanks for reading and commenting. We lived in Seattle years ago near the Fauntleroy Ferry dock and spent hours and hours on the beach.

Betty Lou Hebert

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3 posted 2003-04-27 12:23 PM


That's right where my brother lives on
Wildwood, right up from that ferry.  Joyce

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4 posted 2003-04-27 01:04 PM


Dear Betty,

thanks for sharing this beautiful memory, painted in ur magical words!

Love
Michelle

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5 posted 2003-04-27 04:34 PM


Michelle:  Thanks for your remarks. Nice to hear from you.

Betty Lou Hebert

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6 posted 2003-04-27 06:17 PM


betty,
i am new here but i adored that poem. it must be wonderful to have those memories and you put it so beautifully and took us right to the beach.
i cant wait to see more poems like this one.
hugs june x

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7 posted 2003-04-28 08:21 AM


BettyLou~
Your tender memories caused me to dig into the cedar chest ... finding those shells that this mommy tucked away.
Holding them to my ear ... I can still hear the laughter of each of my children as they ran to give me their gifts~
(Okay ... I'm a sentimental packrat ... I never throw away anything !)

Thank you for this memory-shaker !
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

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8 posted 2003-04-28 03:27 PM


nice memories and poem. You got good memories in remembering it too.

Eliza Simmons
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9 posted 2003-04-28 05:36 PM


junemac:  What nice comments and I do so appreciate them  Thanks! Hope you are enjoying the site!

Betty Lou Hebert

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10 posted 2003-04-28 05:39 PM


Dear Marge:  Thanks for sharing your memories. I really wrote this for my son, Rolfe and when he was 8 -9 years old, he and I spent hours on the beach, gathering shells and driftwood.  I was looking at some of the pieces a couple of days ago and can harldy believe I have been packing all of that around for 40 years!!  Now that's a pack rat!  So that makes two of us I guess!
The memories are too sweet to through these things away.

Love
Betty Lou

Betty Lou Hebert

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11 posted 2003-04-28 05:40 PM


Eliza:  Thank you for reading the poem and I appreciate your comments. Glad you liked it.

Betty Lou Hebert

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12 posted 2003-04-28 07:31 PM


Betty, this is so pretty. i love the beach and seashells. I love to put them to my ear and listen to them, even now. Thank you for sharing these beautiful memories with us.  
Hugs,
Ethel

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13 posted 2003-04-28 10:15 PM


Ethel:  Thanks for your response to this poem.  Glad that it brought back some nice memories for you.

Betty Lou Hebert

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