Precious Shell

Oh precious shell
What have you to tell?
The secrets of the sea reveal
Nothing but a wave you feel
Trouble is your stories are trapped 
Inside an ivory case, they nap
Why you keep so private? I cry
Like seabirds my questions fly
Your stories are forever enclosed
An enigma of the ocean. I suppose
If I put you to my ear would I hear
The tide ebbing without fear
The waters dancing on sand so smooth
You are a piece of God I can prove
For as long as the ships set sail
You will not tell of any tales
Instead you remain a shell
In deep mystic waters you dwell