A Hermit Crab Carrying a Tower
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, 08-25-2010 at 12:02 AM (3024 Views)
When very small,
I wondered
why you carried a tower
on your back
wherever you travelled.
Getting older,
I knew
it was your borrowed house
in a sandy beach
beside the ocean expanse.
Now
it dawns on me
we are nothing but migrating birds
without a home
taking a seasonal journey.