If I Compare You To a Stone

If I say, you are more a stone than a flower, Will you, allow me to live peacefully ever? Yet, dear, it’s clear, stones possess crystal tough texture, Do flowers own a sturdy crystalline structure? Does a flower face all atmospheric pressures? Stones do steadily, with altering atmospheres. A flower, by nature, is often tender, soft, A stone, though hard, has a tender sculptural heart. Though a flower has color it soon fades away, The charming colors of stones, with them, always stay. The precious stones are priceless; you very well know, Is any flower placed in such a revered row? Now I say, you are more a stone than a flower, Will you not leave me to live peacefully ever? 12 August 2021 STONES Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Anthony Biaanco