As Small as a World

We all live in our own little worlds. But maybe, like a Venn diagram, yours and mine will intersect.

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

cover photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrvjtod/8173196694 Creative Commons License