The Boy’s Treasure magnetic closure They never used the gate

They never used the gate

Size: 17 x 9 cm

its leaves whispering secrets I carry still

each day feels like a gentle awakening

The Boy’s Treasure magnetic closure They never used the gateHe finds it where the tide has just turned, in that stretch of wet sand where everything left behind gathers for a moment before the sea decides what to take back. At first it looks like any other shard, dulled by salt and movement, but when he rinses it in the shallows, the shape shows itself sharp, clean, unmistakable. He turns it over in his hands all the way home, careful not to drop it, not even once. His father is out when he arrives, nets hung