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Inside the Shell
Outside the Shell
Wind swirls, clouds curl
Cold Southerly blows
Fast currents flow
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Steep beach, tractors sleep
Dozer’s rust, engines bust
Man creates, man fixates
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Late hours, early scowls
Cost rules, octopus drawl
Cray call, reject small
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Those with boots
Sea state appalling
Off trawling, money a ‘calling
Inside the Shell
Strength in numbers
Females unite, community tight
Collectively they fight
Inside the Shell
Serene and caring
Women lend, fend
Patch up and mend
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Cut-off, winter, splinter
Every journey a trial
Mile after rugged mile
Inside the Shell
Backbone, strength
Rural daring
Protective caring
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Michele Usher 