Long Zircon Poems

My post-mortem may bear the stroke of your hand, in your lap,
On your knees with a single tear so priceless
That may fall on my cold cheek with power to revive, resurrect.
But not this time, not...

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*This poem is sung to the music of Sade's seminal song, "Smooth Operator."


Intro:

He’s ranting with a spiteful hurl,
and taunting with a choler heart
Spewing crude statements, making lewd comments
He’s hated in seven languages
Zircon nights and silicon...

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What's 
better 
than gold?
A heart of 
gold and 
any 
golden 
rule
Thus 
donot 
over the 
mined 
thing drool.

What's 
better 
than 
pearls?
Any pearls 
of wisdom
grant the 
oyster 
some 
freedom!

What's 
better 
than 
diamonds
Supernovas 
that dazzle 
like 
them
So don't...

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amethyst, amber, agate, aquamarine
barite, bauxite, beryl, soon seen
carnelian, chryophrase, cool citrine
diamond, dolomite, delivered by Dean

Emerald, epidite, elusive by far
Flourite flowing next to Feldspar,
Gemstone hit parade, setting the bar
Hematite holds us hostage, said Mar.

Isis calcite showing...

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amethyst, amber, agate, aquamarine
barite, bauxite, beryl, soon seen
carnelian, chryophrase, cool citrine
diamond, dolomite, delivered by Dean

Emerald, epidite, elusive by far
Flourite flowing next to Feldspar,
Gemstone hit parade, setting the bar
Hematite holds us hostage, said Mar.

Isis calcite showing...

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Snake oily palms
got a-plenty 
under the table plans

Synthetic sly reptilian smile
bewitching many
Picking pockets with a hidden hand

Real filthy lucre fingernails 
have the zircon gluttonous glow
that enticingly Endora sells 

Dirty laundered money
boa clutches 
that unclean epidermal...

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MORGANITE

You sprang up like a shoot,
And art translucent to form.
Acrylic with tears the norm,
Brush strokes of life; resolute.

MAW SIT SIT

My memories are dim
Of me and him,
Breaches of birth. Strangers 
Now, dear mannequin.

SPHALERITE

Lost in a world...

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Marigolds, pansies, sunflowers, tulips, and carnations
Bird or beast, fish, or all mountainous valley temptations
Zircon, sapphire, topaz, citrine, jade, garnet, and beryl
Gold, brass, copper, or any yellow-coloured metal
In my Indian culture, I know, yellow brings gladness.
Its...

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My Creed

 I live - a child -
Wrapped in feast days of divine whimsy
When the world outlines itself
In blue zircon sparkle
A child of the season 
When glittering petals of snowflowers
Rest on barren branches
Casting shadows of...

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Written: May 03, 2025, for contest by Brian Strand

Olena Babak's artwork Spring's Easel Explodes Painting Shades


( It is more convenient to read the poem while looking at the artwork.)

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Zircon’s Fire

Flames of deep amber glint in zircon fire
          Brilliant crystals smolder
      In conflagration’s desire
      ...

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O’ ten decem being tenth month of the year,  so endearing, Alas. A seasonal transferring removed from Romulus calendar, remembered now as a season of division. Marked by changes in weather, ecology and amount...

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While casual, coral reef cruising, marlin flygirl fishing,
my dinghy eyes got capsized 
into the shimmy-ing belly of a barracuda
Crustacean curiosity got sent on an abdominal mission

My dinghy eyes got capsized ... 
chum dummy fell overboard...

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