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The Queen of Pearled Shores: The Bahamian Queen Conch
The Queen of Pearled Shores: The Bahamian Queen Conch
Upon the satin ocean bed, where coral whispers flow,
Beneath the gilded turquoise waves where sunlit secrets glow,
Resides a monarch of the deep, of ancient grace and poise—
The Bahamian Queen Conch reigns, in her shell-bound, spiral voice.
Her throne, a sculpted marvel born from calcium and brine,
A whorled and rose-tipped fortress, labyrinthine and divine.
A spiraled sanctuary gleams, hues blushing, pink, and pale,
As though the sunset kissed the sea and left its softest trail.
The Queen Conch moves in measured pace, a slow, ancestral drift,
On muscular, soft-padded foot, like velvet's tempered shift.
Her eyes, two stalks of slender black, perceive the world with care,
Surveying gardens of the reef in sun-embroidered air.
A siphon, like a slender flute, emerges from her side,
Drawing secrets from the waves and ocean's endless tide.
She feeds on threads of algae green, on sea-bound threads of life,
Her grazing whispers balance reefs, dissolve the weedy strife.