Autumn Gems

by

Joyce Hemsley

Through a diamond-leaded window
grows a beautiful crimson rose,
towering higher than all others,
and gently swaying to and fro.

Above the rose is natural glory,
in amber tints of rarest hue;
a painting by a Heavenly Master
on wide backcloth of sapphire blue.

Autumn shines like eighteen carat,
its lustrous radiance fills the air;
beyong a diamond-leaded window
is jewellery for the world to wear.

How splendid are those verdant emeralds
which late adorn October trees,
and crystal stars which soon will gather
from Autumn's jewellery box of dreams.

Earthly value could never be counted
in pounds or dollars or even in gold,
for these fine jewels belong to nature -
priceless gems from days of old.

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by: Paul Curtis
from: Woking, England, UK

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