NEWSHELL by Lisa Marie Peaslee

Lisa Marie Peaslee produces eye-catching and vibrant original digital art is found in mainstream and speculative fiction magazines, such as The Linnet's Wings and Liquid Imagination. Her abstract and surreal art, with mixed media, is also found on many websites, such as Deviantart.com, Redbubble.com, Zazzle.com, Webshots.com and Lulu.com. Designing art comes natural to Lisa, and is one of her favorite past times. Lisa is a native Southern Californian, a mother of two grown children, and works for the Garden Grove School District in Orange County, CA. You can check out her website by clicking here

 

 

The Last Shell

I descended into the strange sea, a pastel

gray. Only the muted sound of fine bubbles

lifting through the aqua depths was heard,

an offering of sifted stars — the last prayers

of an ancient nautilus kneeling inside

its chambers before the final extinction.

I saw the last gold shimmering of the lost

rays from the dying sun reflecting on its shell.