30 poems in 30 days challenge! Day 8
A string of pearls
Smooth and soft,
Lustrous and light
The pearl oyster
Shapes its destiny
Consuming parasites
Growing its own selfish beauty
Out comes the pearl
A triumph of life's wonder
Attracted to others like it
Forming a molten string of exotic white
Loosely strung around the neck
The heartbeat of the bearer rises
Here lies intoxicating security
In this most flattering jewel
For any, for all
Round, tear drop, baroque or pear
They are all exquisite
They are all worthy of love
They are all to be treasured
Even in death it will live,
It has shown only life when alive.
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