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Sky Diamonds
Diamonds made of air,
Too precious to share,
Diamonds made by man,
Made only as scientists and dreamers can.
Sunday 5th December 2021 3:48 am
Big Scars
she was always an enigma,
her hurts stayed in reserve,
a woman of terra incognita,
a rare mistress of swerve
its been ten years by now,
and I'm still in the dark,
tantalised out of my wits,
more blissful than a lark
for the years reveal layers
that take away my breath,
novel undug virgin strata
a world away from death
its living is her catchword,
...Wednesday 14th April 2021 10:57 am
Two Sacred Stones
A diamond marked our betrothal
The gem sparkled bright on your finger
Then we sped to the chapel to wed
We no longer had any need to linger
Two sacred stones haunt my memories
The ring that you took to the grave
And the marble headstone above you
After that sad return to the chapel nave
Our marriage was short but blissful
We had no time even to think
About c...
Monday 4th May 2020 11:19 am
Times Five
The moon comes at me
through the trees,
golden gleaming
picking apart my seams.
The sound it screams
and the colour drowns me
in my dreams,
echoes low
in twos and fours,
infinity comes
through open doors
shaded in cloud,
dim then alive
so bright the shine.
A diamond flickers
five times.
©JMCole
Sunday 19th March 2017 2:45 pm
Chariots of the Sun
This poem is a short affirmation and image of a small holiday island some eleven miles offshore from Fremantle, Western Australia. It began as a prison for aboriginal men and boys after 1838, and from 1902 served as a gubernatorial retreat from the intense summer heat. It is sear and dry, bereft of natural surface water, and now is a watery playground for fishers, boaters, surfers and many others....
Tuesday 28th February 2017 11:43 am
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