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Faceting
by Charles E MinshallI bought some expensive gem rough
Cut and glued it on some dops.
I ground and polished the Pavillions (the bottoms)
And then I did the crowns (the tops).
Each facet was perfection
All were glittering in the light,
Then I dropped them on the concrete
My tongue I had to bite.
The drop increased their number
By a considerable amount,
All were fancy gravel
Not worth the metal to mount.
I have to get out my wallet
And start all over again,
Darn it really hurts
My wallet is gettting thin.
If it happens this time
I know what I will do.
I'll glue them back together
With gobs of epoxy glue.
02/07/2009 Posted on 02/07/2009
Copyright © 2025 Charles E Minshall
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 02/08/09 at 02:26 AM Ha. A fine story indeed. |
| Posted by Wendy Sparling on 02/08/09 at 06:53 AM Whew! i am so happy I received one of those brilliant stones before you dropped them. Hugs to you my friend. |
| Posted by Kerowyn Rose on 02/08/09 at 02:38 PM I don't know why, but I pictured you with a mouth full of home-made dentures and each tooth fell one by one at your feet, looking up at you from the sidewalk. :) hehe |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/08/09 at 05:59 PM hahahahahaa - oh, snap!! or crack! Very clever - I can see this happening very clearly. Your epoxy glue ending caps this nicely. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 02/08/09 at 07:53 PM Hey CharMin. One man's fancy gravel, is another man's art?? (and I love that line, btw) Thanks. |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 02/09/09 at 04:31 AM This has me belly-chuckling! Funny one, m'Love! |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 02/09/09 at 03:04 PM You are so clever almost Suessian in your tale, a real gem that has me smiling. I like glitter and sparkle in my sidewalks....smh |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 02/09/09 at 04:23 PM cool, lil' ditty, love the way i can see you dropping the wares and having shards... |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/10/09 at 05:20 PM LOL~! As an avid modeler and everything gluer in a past life, Epoxy will work for a while, but keep it away from water!! Charming poem Charlie, and worthy reminder that anything can be turned into poetry...cause everything is poetry. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 09/13/09 at 01:15 AM Humorous in the telling--not so much when it happened I suspect. (Cover my ears! LOL!!) |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 10/18/09 at 05:01 AM A gem of a story! |
| Posted by David R Spellman on 12/22/09 at 01:24 PM Excellent Charles - congrats on POTD! |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 12/22/09 at 07:20 PM Happy potd day! |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 06/10/10 at 10:42 PM Although your rhymes as always bring a smile, methinks this one also reveals someone with patience, parsimony, and persistence. A moment in time that dropping, but what a whopping good poem. |
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