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Cultured Pearls
by Denise Marshall
Length: 12 lines

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Cultured Pearls

note also that which is beautiful in the trappings of age;
the radiant glow of wisdom shines in vision-blurred eyes,
gray of hair, sag of chin, pouch of tummy, wrinkle of skin,
all mirages hiding the little boys and girls dwelling still inside;
gifts showing you have been blessed with the luxury of time.

there's value in slowing motion forcing you to be patient;
let it flow, writhing is futile and useless, there is no escape.
remember this: an oyster takes a modicum of sand, a grain,
and with the passage of time, patiently coaxes again and again,
until that gritty speck he's hidden inside becomes a cultured pearl.

so take heart and revel with glee, men and women, boys and girls,
in reality aging is life's oyster, and we, merely its grains of sand.

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Shakur   United States Minor Outlying Islands
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Beautifully written...Creative and expressive.  I enjoyed this 'pearl' very much!"

LaVonn   United States
"This wonderfully written reminder of the beauty in aging. I enjoyed it a great deal."

Illusionalsilence   United States
"We are just the sand..Isn't that the truth? Ummmmmmm Im kind of flabergasted right now. That was a piece of work that I would Love to paint a picture for. Enjoyed it! Bravo!"

Hev   United States
"Girl you have talent coming out of your ears. Do not listen to negative comments about your poetry. More than likely the person giving the neg. feedback is only doing so because they can't understand it. Which sounds like a personal problem to me. Keep it up."

Antwian M, Crawford"  United States
"Bravo!!! Very eloquently done! Keep writing... :-)!"

J. Rivers  United States
"I really enjoyed the message she conveyed in this piece. We see so many cultured pearls in our day to day lives; it is so important we respect and honor them.

Venus   United States
Hi Denise! This is Venus. Fabulous work lady, your talent is amazing. What a rare, beautiful gift you have. Congratulations on everything & I wish you much continued success! God Bless!"

Verland Marshall   United States
"You lady, got the goods$$$"

Steve Pray   United States
Denise Marshall's Poems - After having read Denise's poems, I am in awe of this lady, She has a talent that is far reaching. It touches my heart with every line I read. I sure hope to read more of her lines in the future.

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