The Pearl Necklace

the gloves lay on the dresser
the strand of pearls nearby
her necklace went everywhere
but today there it would lie
 
a gift from her lover
she always told it that way
more truth it was her fiancé
to wear on their wedding day
 
a symbol that he adored her
“Get my pearls,” she would say
each pearl a year plus two
lives entwined come what may
 
the jewelry box filled with
exquisite and divine swirls
no piece meant more to her
than a single strand of pearls
 
fastened the clasp the last time
her lover was waiting now interred
today she will lie beside him forever
wearing the pearls that he gave her
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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September 16, 2023 at 10:34 PM
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