Diamond In the Rough

Cut and polished by your past 
formed under intense pressure,
A jewel hidden in the stress
changes dark to luminous; 
Each facet catches the light
you slowly begin to shine;
A diamond in the rough.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Leffanta Avatar
May 3, 2021 at 12:29 PM
Well thought and composed! Enjoyed! Aloha! Rico
Udaeta Avatar
May 3, 2021 at 6:01 PM
Thank you!
Rodrigues Avatar
May 2, 2021 at 2:21 PM
Very beautiful! Doesn’t happen overnight.
Udaeta Avatar
May 3, 2021 at 6:01 AM
No ma’am. Thank you. :)
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