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Lapis Lazuli Gem


Lead my soul to immortality, I ask the stone-
Ancient Egypt favored this beautiful blue gem, so
powerful, spiritual and serene.
It is said to inspire the spoken word and creativity and,
souls of the God's dwell within (so it is said).

Lapis Lazuli encourages me to take a spiritual journey,
and promises to end my suffering and bring me,
Zion bliss, and eternal love-
Uniting and bonding, the meshing of souls.
Let me not fear honesty, compassion and love, in the end,
internal healing will be mine.

Great the power of this gem to dissolve emotional bondage,
ending pain and promoting deep inner forgiveness, oh so
multidimensional is this lovely gem of blue-

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October 16, 2016

Acrostic

For the contest, A Gem for Your Verse
sponsor, Carolyn Devonshire

(I love Pink Quartz, also)

Third Place
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Rodrigues Avatar
October 27, 2016 at 3:49 PM
Wonderful, Constance! Congratulations!
Cheema Avatar
October 27, 2016 at 6:10 AM
Congrats on your fine placement, Constance! A spiritual journey is the call of the day!
Dietrich Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 8:43 PM
gosh, Constance. we both chose stones with similar powers and color. And we both got third place. So cool!! This is wonderful work. BIG congrats.
Capitano Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 5:09 PM
Beauty... the stone and your poem!
Haight Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 2:34 PM
A lovely Acrostic, Constance, that sings such a flowing tribute to such a beautiful gem. Congratulations on your fine placement. Hugs, Sndra
Kendrick Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 1:31 PM
Your poem was delightful so glad you wrote a gem of a poem..Congratulations on your placement..Sara
Kimathi Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 1:20 PM
This is really enchanting and magical!! :-) Congrats BW, for your well, deserved top placement in the contest!! ;-)
Devonshire Avatar
October 26, 2016 at 10:45 AM
You picked a challenging form and gave us a beautiful tribute to Lapis Lazuli. I especially like the way you describe the gem's healing powers. Please send me a Soup mail and let me know where to send the prize. Congratulations! Carolyn
Callus Avatar
October 23, 2016 at 6:39 AM
Beautifully done, Constance!! It flows smoothly, and only at the end did I realize this was an acrostic. I expect to see this on the winners' list. ~ Regards // paul
May Avatar
October 22, 2016 at 6:39 PM
What a great idea to mention the Lapis Lazuli in this beautiful acrostic!
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