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of pearls and

by Maria Massarella

 

m
y

thoughts
 
       co
           m
        po
   se
    d
 
such                      
     layers of                       
lustrous nacre       
        secreted to              
elite       
                   you                     
grain of sand 
that on emerging
from turbulent depth
I beheld you iridescent
 pearl of rare splendour 
and perceived you not
obnoxious parasite
nor irritating
splinter
in my
fle
s
h

 

 

 

 

maria*angelina

2004

 

01/30/2008

Author's Note: of the adenocarcinoma series ... edited version

Posted on 01/30/2008
Copyright © 2024 Maria Massarella

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Glenn Currier on 10/09/09 at 07:58 PM

My God, what a splendid poetic resurrection! You startle my imagination and make me wonder what grace would enable this observation. The words pierce and then the form of this wind their way into my heart. Grazie mille, Maria.

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