Discovered and cultivated
with careful choices
and painstaking revisions.
The cut of the relationship
sang princess,
but the facets flashed
convenience.
Carefully set:
a gem wont to shatter
at the slightest provocation.
It is in the glance of their eyes,
the bite of their words,
the violence of their gestures.
Would he buy her emeralds
to be held over reaching hands?
Torment and want
reflects between two selfish creatures.
Significant to the last shard
-sharp and biting-
that falls from emerald love.
Author notes
Too many romance novels breed anti-romance.
A contest entry
- emerald by Saffron.
700 points, ended March 3, 2008, 7 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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The last stanza of this is a perfect ending... I loved the author notes
the flow and mocking tone of this poem are beautifully executed 
I really enjoyed the read!
Keep writing
Polly
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I had to giggle at your author's comments just a little bit--I am so not a romance novel fan, so I can kind of see what you are getting at. I liked how you hinted at vanity and jealousy in this piece, and how you related that to your interpretation of emerald.
Thank you for writing this for my contest, and for sharing your talent.
Saffron
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