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A Poem A Day by Romilly Wilde

366 poems day-by-day for a leap year

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      “The Singing Shells” Tagi Levao, Tokelau (1890-1963)

      May 12, 2026

      The shells began to hum

      when the reef bled plastic.

      We thought it was children singing,

      but the elders said:

      “No—

      that is the grief of coral.”

      From A Poem A Day: Australasia & the Pacific

      Posted in Australasia & the Pacific

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