And Maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles, and
Millie befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;
And Molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles; and
May came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.
For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
It's always ourselves we find in the sea.
e. e. cummings
Emphasis added.