"Memories of the Shell"

A soft silhouette, beautifully rounded.

Delicate lines, layered in countless folds.

A lustrous sheen — the translucent hues of the shell.

Quietly, and yet with undeniable brilliance,

the shell captures our hearts.

As children,

we gathered shells along the shore, lost in wonder.

Our hearts fluttered at their nameless beauty.

Those were the days we first touched “beauty”

with an innocent, unfiltered sense.

Why are we so drawn to shells?

Perhaps it is because they are shaped and polished by time —

forms and light that instinctively call to us.

Now, as adults,

may we remember that feeling again.

And when you gaze once more, with pure eyes,

upon the small glow in your palm,

the beauty long sleeping within you

will quietly awaken.

This is a new story of the shell.

Born from a longing to touch fragments of beautiful memory,

xly shu’s 2nd collection

weaves together your own memories and sensibilities.

 xly shu