It's the Grit

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Poem's
Like a pearl
First, there's the grit
Scratching your mind; the rest grows around it.

3/17/20

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Jan Allison

March 20, 2020 at 6:46 PM

keep your random thoughts flowing, this is a gem of a poem Michelle:-) hugs jan xx

Michelle Faulkner

March 21, 2020 at 11:24 PM

Thanks for commenting, it does cheer me up!

Gershon Wolf

March 18, 2020 at 7:35 PM

Love your look at poetry as blue-collar 'lunch-bucket' elbows-dirty scratching. Very creative, and resonates well. Kudos, Michelle! :) Gershon

Michelle Faulkner

March 18, 2020 at 10:51 PM

It's more like a metaphor about how the grit in an oyster can form a pearl, but I like your read on it, thanks, gw!

Jennifer Proxenos

March 18, 2020 at 1:13 PM

The grit that gets into the oyster causes an irritation and so the oyster in turn causes a calcification which becomes a pearl. Clever write Michelle, have made this poem a fav. Blessings, Jennifer.

Michelle Faulkner

March 18, 2020 at 10:47 PM

That's exactly the train of thought that led to this poem, thanks, Jennifer-