Smooth green like the
imprisoned souls of a million springtimes.
Two beads of verdant color--
Demeter's eyes.
Companion to gold and silver and bronze,
and to its cheaper cousins, tin and copper.
Worn by the rich nonchalantly.
Worn by the poor proudly.
Nothing but plain old Kryptonite.
Author notes
Demeter: Greek goddess of nature.
Kryptonite: in comic books, a stone that is Superman's only true weakness.
Just in case some people didn't know.
A contest entry
- The Essence of Stone..... by torn dragonfly.
700 points, ended January 16, 2008, 9 entries
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Comments
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Beautiful descriptions, loved the intense metaphors and how different people relate to jade! Great choice in stone as well =D nic write!
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