Earth's Treasure-chest

The pearl of noon’s raindrop bedazzling the grass

The diamond of dew on frothed meadows of glass

A halo of gold in dawn’s warm, gleaming crown

Soft amethyst fold in still evening’s night-gown

The silver of mist as it drapes on earth’s slope

The sapphire bliss of July’s calliope

The jade and the onyx of fir tree and pine

The ruby that spills from the bud on the vine

The garnet of lips, kissing and smiling

The moonstone of cloud-ships and lilies beguiling

The opal of rainbow, the topaz of your gaze

The emerald flow of  fresh, summer-sweet days...

...I may be a beggar, yet rich as a king

As I behold treasures of nature's fair things

© Janet Martin