Jan Allison Poet Acrostic

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Demantoid Garnet Gem

Dazzling like a sparkling green diamond
Eyes lit up when I opened the velvet box!
My birthstone for Aquarius is garnet 
Almandine is most common form with a rich red colour
Not for me -I wanted something more unusual
The jeweler had to order it in especially for me
Of course it came with a very hefty price tag!
It is called the 'star of garnets' as its name means diamond like
Demantoid is a particularly rare form of the garnet gemstone

A Gem for your verse
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Wendy Rycroft October 24, 2016 at 7:16 AM Beautiful stone great poem x how can I put pics on my page x thanks Jan Allison October 24, 2016 at 8:17 AM have mailed you Wendy:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White October 23, 2016 at 7:37 AM Could you please make such sparkling green gem? It matches my eyes! Beautiful. Jan Allison October 23, 2016 at 12:13 PM My eyes are green too not bright like these:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May October 22, 2016 at 9:03 PM A beautiful write to go with the gem...best wishes... Jan Allison October 23, 2016 at 4:31 AM Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Charmaine Chircop October 22, 2016 at 1:22 PM Lovely acrostic dear Jan...And great choice.. of gemstone.....Awesome. Jan Allison October 22, 2016 at 1:28 PM Thanks Charma:-)Hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight October 22, 2016 at 12:28 PM Lovely and well-written Acrostic about your favorite gem, Jan. I did not know about this rare green garnet named Demantoid. It looks beautiful! I am partial to anything 'green'! Best wishes for the contest! Hugs, Sandra Jan Allison October 22, 2016 at 12:41 PM It wasn't until I began researching into my birthstone I discovered they also came in orangeish shades and also green and as I too love green I decided to have a necklace made with one in it. Sapphires also come in a variety of colours and I have a rainbow ring and a necklace too:-) hugs Jan xx

Paloma P October 22, 2016 at 11:24 AM A perfect jewel of an acrostic Jan! :) Good luck with the contest. Paloma P October 22, 2016 at 12:09 PM What's not to love, you lucky woman! :) Jan Allison October 22, 2016 at 11:31 AM Thanks Paloma it is an unusual colour for this stone and I love it:-) hugs Jan xx

Anna-Marie Docherty October 22, 2016 at 10:25 AM A stunningly beautiful gemstone for sure Jan, I enjoyed your take on this. Good luck. x Jan Allison October 22, 2016 at 11:10 AM Thanks Anna- Marie I have the traditional red variety but when I found it came in a green colour too I saved up to buy it:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. October 22, 2016 at 9:40 AM Hi Jan, This is a lovely well written "acrostic". I enjoyed the pictures as well. You always pick good pictures for your poems. I wish you luck in the"Gem For Your Verse" contest:-) Alexis Jan Allison October 22, 2016 at 11:13 AM Thanks Alexis it is a beautiful gem - i also have a old family ring of small garnets and tiny opals and a garnet ring I got at a car boot sale - it has been the girls engagement ring, they split up and she wanted to sell it - I love the ring and had it re sized and I've met the girl several times and she was delighted to see the ring being worn - she said she couldn't keep it as it had bad memories:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne October 22, 2016 at 9:38 AM Once again you came up with a one of a kind lean for this contest. The write is as brilliant as the topic. A Big fav for me. Jan Allison October 22, 2016 at 11:15 AM Thanks Armand:-)I love the necklace I had made for the stone - I wanted something unusual and a green garnet is unusual - there is another green variety called Tsavorite:-) hugs jan xx

Lim'Rik Flats October 22, 2016 at 9:12 AM Hadda look up "demantoid." I thought maybe it was the offspring of two demented people;-) Sorry, couldn't hep mesef. Also did not know garnets came in any color but red. Thanks for smarting me up with your fine acrostic! huggerstonies ~ j Jan Allison October 22, 2016 at 11:16 AM It's just the necklace belonging to one demented poetess lol:-) hugs jan xx