The Gift

Cherry

By Ewan

Sat, 09 May 2009
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11 comments
 

Take this, please.
It is not glass,
but you could break it.
Though it's mine,
treat it as yours
while you still want it.
Keep it close,
like a secret
pearl in your oyster.
Take it, do.
Hold it gently,
it is still my heart.

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Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Less is often more. As here, Ewan;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Geoff Smith on
The simile is wonderful - one of the sort you want to remember and steal. Thanks. JM.

Thanks for reading. I am grateful for your time.

Submitted by sarah wilson on
I really like this! :-)

Submitted by emg32 on
I enjoy the single extended thread you've employed here; it makes the piece itself a metaphor for itself...very meta!

Submitted by Ewan on
'What's a Meta for?' 'For whatever you like.'

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Submitted by emg32 on
Heh. Nice!

Submitted by hannahxrose on
I really like this, it is sweet and simple! hannahxx

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Submitted by Dynamaso on
As Tina said... A little beauty!

 

Submitted by sunshine on
lovely - feint echoes of Yeats.

Submitted by sunshine on
lovely - feint echoes of Yeats.

Submitted by sarah wilson on
I echo what's been said - a lovely piece