Finding a Voice
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
GEMS: ACADEMY AWARDS
Some are particularly prized
because they are rare,
or durable,
or beautiful,
or because they combine these qualities.
Such were formerly divided into two principle classes:
Those which were particularly outstanding
were known as precious.
Other not so rare and not so beautiful
were called semiprecious.
Generally, however,
any that possesses marked qualities
of beauty
and durability
and that may have been used for personal adornment
is called a gem.
Some make a hobby
of cutting and polishing
various gemstones that they find.
- a found poem from "Gemstones" in The New Book of Popular Science, volume 2. Grolier Inc., 1984, p. 49.
because they are rare,
or durable,
or beautiful,
or because they combine these qualities.
Such were formerly divided into two principle classes:
Those which were particularly outstanding
were known as precious.
Other not so rare and not so beautiful
were called semiprecious.
Generally, however,
any that possesses marked qualities
of beauty
and durability
and that may have been used for personal adornment
is called a gem.
Some make a hobby
of cutting and polishing
various gemstones that they find.
- a found poem from "Gemstones" in The New Book of Popular Science, volume 2. Grolier Inc., 1984, p. 49.
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