Olivine carried from Creation
Visiting stars splash us chartreuse
Crumble sparkly silicates in eons' pestle
Green deposits ground to dust on shores' mortar
Seeding our table periodic
***
Verdancy arises in granulation
Atomizing the thousand thousand emeralds
Awaiting the footprints of the mesmerized
Stepping colorfully in variegated footfall
That refills as suddenly with briny answers
***
We steer through colors, dyes, and tints
Our lives in shades of meaning and nuance
Nothing plants us so solidly on terra firma
As beachcombing sands of green, seasoning the sea
With starlight
About the Creator
Gerard DiLeo
Retired, not tired. In Life Phase II: Living and writing from a decommissioned church in Hull, MA. (Phase I was New Orleans and everything that entails. Hippocampus, behave!
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Comments (5)
You paint a very beautiful picture with your descriptive language and unique word choices! Great work Gerard!
Oh I love how this poem was inspired by Babs poem! I just read hers! You painted such a beautiful picture with your words! I loved it!
I love the final stanza best. Sands of green seasoning the sea with starlight. Lovely.
Gerald, this was beautiful!!! Loving it!!!❤️❤️💕
Inspired by https://vocal.media/poets/fleeting-sands#comment-b82424d6-c30a-4d4a-888e-98fce2631171, by Babs Iverson.