Conch

Conch

 

When I stare into the sun

blinded

I am reminded of the conch

I really am and hey

 

We are not meant to do such

Things alone

After all we are mere mollusks

I have decided

 

Gram negative and positively so

Attached

By some frail pseudopodium

To crystal violet rocks tho toxic 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Your third stanza is so scientific Neville, you must have studied mollusks in depth. I like conch shells. My Nan gave me two large ones when I was little. When I moved away from her home I would listen to the sound of the sea at night. It calmed me. The poor mollusk leads a lonely life, all by themselves, in their own little domain, no company. Only venturing out for food maybe. What an existence. Then my mind wandered and I thought however do they reproduce? I guess some humans do lead a similar existence, imprisoned in their own homes, no contact with others. Not a life I would enjoy, but I would imagine many do end up that way. Loneliness is a killer. That Neville is where your wonderful poetry took me this morning.

Chris

[Neville]

Wotcha our Chris.. tis just me imagination and me pen again, nowt to worry about .... maybe.. was gonna call this 'The Lonely Abalone'.. now there's a fort..... N :)

[Helena]

Unique, intriguing and descriptive write. Much enjoyed! ~Helena
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[Neville]

many big thank you's on their way... bless ya Helena and true :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

spiral-shelled and spiraling into loneliness...
some choose it, some abuse it.
and can never get out of the shell they have wrapped around themselves.
and it can feel so toxic...
we need the company of love as antidote...
absorbing piece, Neville..
j.

[Neville]

ha.. us conche's need all the help we can get my friend.. thank you kindly tho for those uplifting remarks..
N.

[moog-drika]

Let me call it an advantage of having science background in high school for which I could somewhat visualize the poetry. Otherwise I had to google back and then come again here to do it. Haha
Relating us to other phyla is a very clever job. I see that gram negative tried hard to grip its principle but failed.
Amazing! A very fun read.

[Neville]

you just made this old conches' day my friend :)

[Eilis]

Love a bit of science in a poem. Can’t beat the way the natural order allows for clinging when clinging is necessary. But, there’s always the opposite truth. That beauty that can also be toxic.

I enjoy the mysterious loneliness of your poem, Neville. The idea of doing something alone that should not be done alone. But we don’t always have a choice. And even if we can walk away, maybe the draw is too great. Like those little eukaryote arms reaching out to grasp and hold the body in place.

This is a great poem. For many reasons, mostly because I really like it, haha. I do like it very much, but don’t exactly know how to articulate my liking just now. And sometimes those poems are the best kind.

[Neville]

why thank thee dear Eilis for writing to me.. ya got my little pseudopodia tapping in glee..

[Chris Shaw]

I see I have read this one before Neville, but it was good to be reminded of the Conch. I can remember looking up the science on this poem, but most of all remembering my Nan and those lovely shells she gave me which when pressed to the ear bring in the tides of the sea. I thank you for that memory this morning.

Chris

[Neville]

some of us conches dont know any different conch'ya know ... good memories are hard to beat aren't they.. no matter how we might occasionally try ....
Neville

[Chris Shaw]

the good ones are worth remembering, the negative stuff is only good for the broom :)

[Neville]

what's a broom when its at home :

[Chris Shaw]

Oh here we go again :))

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'conch'
Neville Petitt,
As the mollusks clinging to a wave crashed rocky place..hanging on a thread comes to mind. Yes I suppose you did hint..Life is like this sometimes too. To long for a place secure foundation but then, well casting about for a foothold. Not always so easy.
Great write on life.
Blessings,
Kathy

[Neville]

Bless you too Kathy and true x

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Thanks Neville.

[Cherrie Palmer]

What a great imagination.
You certainly can turn a phrase and leave us with a new image of those who live in solitude.

[Neville]

I can't tell ya how good you just made me feel.. bless ... N

[Einstein Noodle]

you've been reading "Cannery Row" haven't you?! took a bit of a ride along with the Doc eh!? brilliant opening line sir ..balanced by the camaraderie of the rest of V! ... and i have decided to mollusk along with you my friend .. and from one amoeboid to another V3 has me mystified ... not sure what kind of crystal rock we're attaching to ;)))))))))))))))))) what a stimulating fun trip to the cell it is :))))))))))))))))
E.

[Neville]

far too kind as usual my dear E.. but as ever, appreciated and muchly so.. yes.. I may have been a little mollusk .. but we shell sea shell we.. :)