Salt and Gold

My tears of elation are not tears at all.
Each one; worth its salt, worth all weight in gold.
Each one; a pearl feather, which glows as it falls,
And soaks in to settle the hope that I hold.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Bickerstaffe Avatar
June 4, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Your final two lines are especially marvelous... here's hoping your hopes are realized. Best wishes, Keith :)
Cooper Avatar
December 17, 2011 at 11:01 AM
bravo
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