Opal Apex

Sun strike horizon white triangle 
Erases deep turquoise in thin ice
Steady spiral turn winds triumph
Explores sea bed, drilled precise

Turned ground pleads for mercy
Surrenders dug out cry of agony 
Tumble gems an ancient mason
Sought to swap for sovereignty 

Miner compiles silica currency
Shells she's clenched fluoresce
Money funnelled subterranean 
Spectrum rips open firey chests

Technique imagines same future
Strength set on bone, sure farrier
Temporary gold gallops to zenith
Sharp ocean glint disappears her



14th June 
Foreshore soon!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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