Let me see.. trying to think of something different.. and the topic is ... JEWELLRY .. let's see what gems appear.

Thanks Gilly, you are a little diamond

I have an old one. I hope it's acceptable?

Mini Beast.

Oh ancient mini beast,
Inside my Amber bead,
Trapped in there forever.
Did you touch down to feed?

I wonder where the Forest
For your daily round,
What birds or beasts were present,
Where your home was found?

Now too much time has passed
I guess I'll never know,
But you are sealed for posterity
Inside this Amber glow.

Val 2007

I like that, Val ...you really should write and post more poetry !!

Thank you very much Rose, it was a long time ago I wrote it, as you can see from the year.

Brilliant, Steve, did she get it?

This is an older poem too. Not in a writing mood at the moment.



Mother's Ring.


I have a little golden ring,
its cash value is not great,
if sold would not a fortune bring
from its lowly carat weight.

On its bridge of silver fretting
a dainty pattern is impressed
and in a three squares setting
lie three modest gems abreast.

A central ruby is embedded
and on each side, left and right,
to this crimson pool is wedded
a small pair of diamonds bright.

But scarce another ornament
I would so highly measure.
It's what this little circle meant
that makes this band a treasure.

Priceless was this ring's allure
in my mother's life;
it's the symbol Father gave her
when she said she'd be his wife.

That's really nice. Eunice ...I wear my Grandmother' eternity ring always

Rose x

Val ...no, I had diamonds, to remind me that Steve is a girl's best friend

Rose x

Natures Jewels

Fresh new grass of emerald green
Tree backdrop of darker malachite
Sunlit water of aquamarine
Deepens in shade to moldavite

Haematite clouds, dark and mean
Brings teardrop raining danburite
Lustrous rays of golden sphene
Prism us rainbow ammolite

Sunlight sparks of bright citrine
Lights a sky of blue tanzanite
Fire opal burns us a sunset scene
Moonstone glows in star sapphire night

Nature gives us these colours to see
Reflected in gems for jewellery

I like Mother's ring, Eunice. It reminds me I have my Mother's ring as well.

Gosh! Rose, some research went into that one. Not heard of some of those gems. Good one.
Diamonds are forever!

Rose I am not copying (Honest) but mine is on a similar vein.

And I called it JEWELS of NATURE

Girls and parakeets
Like bright shiny objects
Men and eagles
(United in their madness)
Pay dearly for the chance
To someday earn reward

Fantastic poems so far!
Jo x

The mother was fed up that day
There wasn’t enough money to pay
For any diamonds for her ring
No expensive jewels to make her sing

But there within the spiders web
The dew drops sparkled diamond led
And as the morning dried the dew
Diamonds dropped in front of you

You stooped to pick them but they’d gone
Vanished into the air ere non
But then you noticed a puddle there
And pointed out more diamonds there

The sunshine sparkled rippling water
Flashing jewels to her small daughter
And as her Mum just gazed therein
She realised truth was lurking in
The natural world she took for granted
Rather than the jewels she’d wanted

Her daughter taught her to look close
And find that what she wanted most
Was already there well within reach
Just on the soil or on the beach

For as she told me with a smile
Her child reminded her it is worthwhile
If you but take the time to stare
So much to marvel at is there

Excellent poem, Jo.

Everyone has done well.

Have pity on the pockets of the poor males down the ages...


Song from the Emerald Aisle



I'm certain that if I should give you a ruby
That always towards me you would have to true be


But forever after I would dine on gruel
In order to pay off the cost of the jewel.


So maybe I ought to just think of a new gem?
That's gem with a large G, a great E and huge M.


Or maybe you'd just be content with a pearl?
Oh go on, please try it; please give it a whirl!


No, don't say that only a diamond will suit,
When even in sequins you always look cute.


So, careful, these sparklers betray lack of taste -
And can you be sure that you aren't buying paste?




© Rowan Hicks

Oh, cynical (and poor) Rowan and Kevin
while we ladies have compared jewels with nature ....

VAL with Mini Beast


There was a veritable (jewellry) box of delights, and I am sure that the poems that people wrote must have evoked beautiful memories too.
But after much thought I picked Val and her Mini Beast.. trapped within the amber glow.

So it's over to Val now to pick a topic for December and pick the winner.

Thanks to everyone who entered.

Thank you very much, Gilly, that is a surprise, but a nice one.