Tuesday, September 26, 2017

I Belong to the Tides





















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For today’s prompt, we are asked to write a poem that includes our birthstone.

I Belong to the Tides


I belong to the tides,
I am the sea,
I am crystal clear Aquamarine,
my transparency,
symbol of my fidelity

I awake on distant shores,
carry birdsong to places unforseen,
I offer tranquility
and spiritual healing

Minding the hourglass
for mariners who keen,
I promise a safe
journey home
I am known for setting the tone
for lovers re-uniting

Companion to the
ubiquitous Bloodstone,
steady and serene...
Babylonians
believed it bled for their strength
and well-being.

Together we fight
the good fight, float
with the moon
and starlight

I am Aquamarine...
Forever seventeen,
I am blue tinged with green

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12 comments:

  1. Kim M. RussellSeptember 26, 2017 at 11:53 PM

    I love the lines:
    'Minding the hourglass,
    for mariners who keen,
    I promise a safe journey home'
    and
    'Forever seventeen,
    I am blue tinged with green'.

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  2. brudbergSeptember 27, 2017 at 12:39 AM

    I love the aquamarine... a wonderful stone that is also the stone of my wife. Forever seventeen is so nice... and why not?

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  3. Vivian ZemsSeptember 27, 2017 at 12:50 AM

    Beautiful aquamarine- symbols of unity and fidelity. Good one!

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  4. Dr. Vandana SharmaSeptember 27, 2017 at 12:50 AM

    We share the same birthstone ! and you have beautifully brought out the qualities, I wish may our lives have the same impact onto others as aquamarine.

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  5. VacciniusSeptember 27, 2017 at 2:53 AM

    :-)

    Being precious
    not delicious
    be created
    not debated!

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  6. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comSeptember 27, 2017 at 7:10 AM

    What a beautiful read to begin my Wednesday with. Thank you! So much beauty in this poem....I especially love these lines:
    " am crystal clear Aquamarine,

    my transparency,
    symbol of my fidelity

    I awake on distant shores,
    carry birdsong to places unforseen,
    I offer tranquility
    and spiritual healing"
    And also the complement to the bloodstone. You've explained it so well and I seem to be floating through your words here. Just really a wonderful write! :)

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  7. Frank HubenySeptember 27, 2017 at 7:51 AM

    Very nice sound in the last three lines and throughout.

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  8. ✿September 27, 2017 at 3:17 PM

    I really like the third and final stanzas.

    ~marley

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  9. NosaintSeptember 27, 2017 at 3:44 PM

    I was very taken with your first stanza "my transparency, symbol of my fidelity". Lovely balance there!

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  10. indybevSeptember 27, 2017 at 4:11 PM

    What wonderful descriptive words for your gemstone. Bravo!

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  11. purplepeninportland.comSeptember 28, 2017 at 10:55 AM

    We are both aquamarine and forever seventeen. A beauty, Kathy!

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  12. Alison HOctober 1, 2017 at 12:08 PM

    I love the link to the tides and sea. Always.

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