Bag of Gems
Gems of poetry tucked in an old closed bag
written over so many long years as a gag
Youthful thoughts have now become older and wise
changing the color of the gems hidden inside
Sharp at first not seeing the direction they would take
then suddenly bringing forth character, uniqueness of shape
Some simple, some complex, some half written left behind
written at night, when sadness strikes, or written at any time
Now that the process is close to complete
let these gems spill forth and drop at your feet
Search through them all for the ones that are rare
don't throw out the others like you don't care
They may get better with more polish and time
keep writing with verse and writing with rhyme
Shaping gems of such brilliance written in prose
stuffed away in a draw is a bag of gems, please don't close
Copyright © Elinore Carney | Year Posted 2006
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