maggie and milly and molly and may
went down to the beach(to play one day)
and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles,and
milly befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;
and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and
may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.
For whatever we lose(like a you or a me)
it’s always ourselves we find in the sea
E.E. Cummings
…sem fios nem cabos nem redes nem contas nem barulhos de máquinas nem …só os pés na areia muitos quente ou a a pele arrepiada da àgua muito fria…. sem prazos nem pressões nem metas nem…só a sensação de victória de apanhar a concha mais linda a onda mais alta o último raio do pôr-do-sol