For the March 9th Daily Prompt: Object
Objects I Didn’t Make
©March 10th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram
This stone in my hand?
From the heart of a planet
Swinging through time
And shaped by space.
More sacred than some
Gift shaped by human hand
(Although I like those, too!)
This flower on the plant?
More precious than any
Plucked to celebrate my
Being on this earth.
(Although I like those, too!)
I used to love pretty things
I still love them.
But my heart is full, now.
My life, likewise.
The sands are vast,
The sea heaves gently.
There is much to gaze upon,
Together, many swells,
Many troughs.
So many mysteries
Lit by the sun!
This shell, here, now,
Is the gift of time.
These glittering bits of sand,
The gift of this world.
Take these.
I didn’t make them,
But finding them,
Binds them to us.
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