A LapisLazuli Dream by wbiro at All poetry

In a lapisLazuli dream
We travel late with our destiny like nomads
where the earth shines in a nuanced sky,
the weather like a near supertopaz delight.

We live among tigereye textures in a crystallized dome.

We are in search of an tiny obsidian thought,

an idea guarded by a single emerald dog;
we will have to transfer our symbiotic aventurine thoughts
to a grand opaline dream
so that we may find the lyric diamond song
shrouded in a mist of rain and tears.

We tumble into a citrine experience

jumping carefully among the loose hyperbolic pebbles
as we cleverly evade the elves' deadly dragons
while our excited human hearts

beating like surreal skittles
in a newly-formed amber angel.

We mate the jade with the onyx of the dragons
and produce a pyrite eye monster
that saves us from the toxic gasoline dream
spewing foaming phosphates
into our semi-precious landscape, nearly ruining it

as we screamed in a futile chorus of a chrysoprase horror.

Now enough of this dreamwine-

give me a dusted garnet
and I’ll fashion an old amethyst of understanding
ornamented with a diamond love
from which I shall take you on a surreal ride
through the imperial topaz mountains,

unfurling the banner containing the last thread of a carnelian hope.

I will sweep you through a malachite opening
in a minute rift between two dreams
written on a moonstone monoliths

as the peridot parrot keeps our secrets safe,

provided we do not stray even a dragon's breath
from the weaving dreamways before us...

Author notes

Can't let all those AP poet tags go to waste!

SOME METAPHYSICAL USES FOR PRECIOUS and SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES

AGATE: Many colors. Raises consciousness, acceptance, grounding, emotional and physical balance.

BLUE LACE: 5th Chakra. Offers tranquility, attunement to the senses.

BOTSWANA: Gray/Pink. Aids in artistic expression, sensuality and emotions.

CARNELIAN: Red/Orange - 2nd Chakra. Grounder of energies, manifester on the physical plane. Creates an emotional balance.

MOSS: Improves ego and self-esteem. Balances energy. Green signifies emotional - Red rules the physical realm

AMAZONITE: Blue/Green - 5th Chakra. Stabilizer to the nervous system. Aligns ethereal and mental bodies. Balancer of the emotions toward others.

AMBER: Golden. Absorbs negative energy, radiates heat and light. Powerful and practical healing stone. Calming, protection.

AQUAMARINE: Light blue - 5th Chakra. Gives a sense of serenity and peace. Mental clarity, spiritual inspiration, calming, enhances self expression.

AZURITE: Blue - 6th Chakra. Will stimulate thoughts and visual images during meditation. Helps develop psychic talents.

BLOODSTONE: Green with Red - 1st Chakra. Cleanser of the physical body, aligns the centers, energy flow. Can give strength and self-confidence, healing.

CALCITE: Green. Orange. Energy amplifier, aids in astral projection. Healing, new growth, emotional balance.

CELESTITE: Light Blue - 5th Chakra. Calming, peaceful. Helps reduce stress. Aids in speaking inner truth.

CHRYSOCOLLA: Green, Green/Blue - 4th Chakra. Brings peace of mind and heart, emotional balancer. Helps balance thought and body.

CHRYSOPRASE: Green - 4th Chakra. Calming effect on the emotions. Helps to strengthen the workings of insight and the higher consciousness.

FLUORITE: Green, White, Gold, Purple. Manifests the highest aspect of the mind. Helps one see the reality behind illusion. Good conductor of energies. Green/growth, Gold/wisdom, Purple/spiritual, White/oneness.

GARNET: Red, Orange - 1st Chakra. Imparts power, energy, courage, depth of well being and love. Balances peace and solitude. A grounding stone.

GOLD: Brings positive/solar energy into the aura. Energize physical body. Magnifies your vibrations. A male aspect.

HEMATITE: Dark Silver. Focus energy patterns and emotions for better balance between the mind, body and spirit. Astral projection.

JADE: Many colors. Dispels negativity, stimulates wisdom and universal attunement. Cleansing, healing and comforting vibration.

JASPER: Aid to the emotional nature. Opens the mind to new modes of thinking. Healing vibrations.

KYNITE: Blue - 6th Chakra. Enhances creative expression. Opens way to astral travel and action on a higher plane

LAPIS LAZULI: Blue - 6th Chakra. Stimulates creativity. Cleanses and aligns ethereal, mental and spiritual bodies. Wisdom and universal insight.

MALACHITE: Green with Black - 4th Chakra. Represents hope and inner peace. Healing and protection. Assists one to see clearly and allows grounding of higher energies.

MOONSTONE: White, Tan, Gray. Helps to soothe and balance emotions. Brings happiness. Psychic ability, inner growth and strength.

OBSIDIAN: Black with white or brown - 1st Chakra. Opening up to unmanifested potential. Internal vision. Stabilizes erratic energies, wards off negativity.

OPAL: Multicolor. This is a powerful healing stone. Focuses on the needs of a person. Equalizing and balancing, it helps to open the third eye.

MOTHER OF PEARL: White Helps one focus one's attention. Stabilizer and purifier of energies. Negative ion is the balancer for the body.

PERIDOT: Green - 4th Chakra. Balances energy centers, strengthens and regenerates the body. Assists in the healing of the spirit. Counteracts negative emotions.

PYRITE: Golden. Aids circulation and digestion. Allows one to emanate a more positive attitude.

NINE TYPES OF QUARTZ

1) AMETHYST: Purple - 7th Chakra. Spiritual love, healing and wisdom. Soothing and calming influence. Opening of the psychic centers.

2) CITRINE: Yellow, Orange, 3rd Chakra. Warming, comforting and energizing. Aids the intuition. Influences education and business matters. Cheerful.

3) CRYSTAL: Clear. Symbol for purity, patience and perseverance. All-around healing stone. Centers and focuses for meditation.

4) HERKIMER DIAMOND: Clear. Powerful transmitters of healing energies. Balances the body and the ethereal with a great force.

5) GREEN QUARTZ: 4th Chakra. Aid in manifesting prosperity. Good luck in love. Promotes independence and originality. Mental clarity and calming.

6) ROSE QUARTZ: 4th Chakra. Self-fulfillment/inner peace. Enlivens one's imagination. Represents a younger/warmer love. Open to universal love.

7) RUTILATED QUARTZ: Breaks old patterns, erases depression. Gives facets of power and transmissions more intense than clear quartz.

8) SMOKY QUARTZ: Gray to Black - 1st Chakra. Will dissipate/purify negative energies. Grounding. Healing is limitless. Will help pick up thought forms.

9) STRAWBERRY QUARTZ: Pinkish White - 4th Chakra. Opens up feelings of love from the highest level. Compassion, stimulating energy, feelings of worth.

RHODOCHROSITE: Pink and White - 4th Chakra. Capacity to feel selfless love and compassion. Helps to raise your consciousness. Conducts healing energy.

RHODONITE: Black with Pink or Yellow. Balances the attitudes and promotes self-worth. Helps one achieve greatest potential. Wards off negativity.

SILVER: Gives clarity of mind. Balances emotions and reduces stress. Female aspect. It's an energy conductor.

SODALITE: Blue and White - 6th Chakra. Promotes clear thinking, insight, courage and stimulates endurance. Healing on physical plane. Calming.

SUGILITE: Purple - 7th Chakra. Brings realization of connection between well-being of the body and the mind. Attracts healing power.

TIGER-EYE: Golden and Blue. Focusing of the mind and the power of the mind. Protection and good luck. Helps increase psychic ability. Stabilizer

TOPAZ: Many Colors - 3rd Chakra. Brings out individuality and creative power. Will calm the emotions. Vibration quality of light, of joy, of love.

TOURMALINE: Great ability to balance polarity. Attracts inspiration, goodwill and friendship. There are four types of tourmaline:

BLACK: 1st Chakra. Deflects negative energy. Keeps one's light shining.

GREEN: 4th Chakra. Attracts success, prosperity and abundance. Healer on all levels. Inspires creativity.

PINK: 4th Chakra. Gives a joy and enthusiasm for life. Will bring love and new friends.

WATERMELON: 4th Chakra. Will aid tranquility and peace of mind. Lightens one's emotional load. See the humor in experiences.

TURQUOISE: 5th Chakra. Used to calm emotions and overstimulated minds. Induces wisdom and understanding. A stone of friendship and protection.

Written April 26th, 2005

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wbiro
August 2, 2005
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An applause, belac, for your astute eye! and glad you enjoyed it, too!
belac
August 2, 2005
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wOw...this was a trip man! it's like I've been takin for a crazy ass ride on acid through a poetic painting of wild extravegant colors and fantastic creatures from our wildest dreams. this had an intense beauty to it. "of and amber angel." you mean an amber angel? I didn't want to pick out something so little but that's the only critical critique I can find for this. great write and this is Definately Abstract!
everydaysunday
April 28, 2005
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Once again you have stunned me into silence. I love this, and I find that the titles for poets are quite silly.
♥ Eve
wbiro
April 27, 2005
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This drew from AP's labels for poets (based on the number of comments)- why let them go to waste!
Midnightrose21
April 26, 2005
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I loved how you used stones as meanings and descriptions in this poem,it was very unique and it really gives this poem a twist and puts in the the category of being different from all of the usual generic poems about fairies and witches. Thank you so much for including the meanings of each stone in your comment box, it cleared up quite a few questions! What inspired you to use stones in this write?
Marigolds
April 26, 2005
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Interesting how you used the names assigned to authors by their numbers of comments on AP. Though I liked the idea and especially enjoyed the title, your metaphors became very forced about halfway through the poem. It seemed more like you were checking off a list of words to use, rather than letting a feeling or intention dictate the words you chose. Does this make sense? Almost like trying to cram something into a mold, rather than concocting the perfect filling for that mold. Still, the piece made interesting use of the complicated meaning behind so many different stones. Keep writing!
lotticaygirl7
April 26, 2005
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wow that was great. i liked the incorporation of different stones. geology is one of the better subjects in science that i enjoy. the picture you have is intriguing. great job.
SexyAngel0418
April 26, 2005
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WOW Daddy... This is awesome!!! I love this... You are such a creative writer!!! Great job and keep up the good work!!!

Hugs,
Beth
spiral nocturne
April 26, 2005
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WOW!!

pardon my expression...but i love this. One of the most original and creative works ever. The poem *glistens*....it has *lustre* and .....very beautiful, original...and the writing is strong. Excellent, excellent, excellent.
Dark Rain
April 26, 2005
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I enjoyed the personification of the different stones, and I found it to be very creative.

Out of curiousity, are you familiar with their uses at all?