The moon-child scuttles from a silver cave,With pincers carved from prehistoric ice;It rides the crest of a nocturnal wave,Demanding of the heart a sacrifice.Its shell is armored with the mother-of-pearl,Protecting secrets of the tidal womb;Wherein the embryos of stars uncurl,Inside the safety of the liquid tomb.He offers up the salt of ancient grief,To satisfy the crab’s suspicious eye;The creature grants a momentary relief,And retreats beneath the heavy, humid sky.The tide recedes, the silver sands are bare,A scent of jasmine in the midnight air.
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