Thursday, 9 August 2007

tarnished green sheen----poetry thursday



veined with an antique
design, turquoise stones
alternated with amethysts,
links entwined delicately,
bluish tarnish enhance
green sheen, glistening
with orange radiance
with a purplish tinge.
charms tinkle with
jingling reverberation.

sold in a by-lane
veiled from prying eyes,
silver bracelet-
blackened by time
(or is it oxygen?)
portraying character-

awaits a wrist worthy of it.

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I am not much of a silver person. Recently I bought an antique silver bracelet with amethyst. I have not taken it off since. It looks even better with the oxidized look it has got now. I think tarnished silver looks much better, maybe I am biased.
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31 comments:

  1. Carole9 August 2007 at 00:58

    Lovely! I could revel in the luxuriance of the colours.

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  2. Crafty Green Poet9 August 2007 at 01:17

    sounds like a lovely piece of jewellery. I like the new look blog!

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  3. welcome to my universe9 August 2007 at 02:06

    Oh my goodness, this is the jewellery I love to wear! Such beautiful poetry - I can see the colour.

    P.S. Thanks for letting me know my link didn't work!

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  4. Brian9 August 2007 at 05:14

    I can't wear silver, it turns my skin green.

    I like tarnished silver as well, but when it's bright and shiny, it looks great.

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  5. sister AE9 August 2007 at 05:50

    I like it! I've always preferred silver over gold. Gold, since it doesn't tarnish, always seemed to be further removed from my human, flawed self. Silver, with its good days and bad, clean and dirty, seemed a better fit for me.

    And I like your site re-design too. Nice digs!

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  6. Constance9 August 2007 at 06:22

    Very neat! I love the last line. I often wondered if jewelrey had preferences. :)

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  7. paisley9 August 2007 at 07:21

    oh this was lovely.. it gave me the sense that it was procured from a shade, tarnished character... very nice....

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  8. Regina Clare Jane9 August 2007 at 08:04

    A beautifully descriptive poem- the last line really does it for me, Gautami- and I love the new look!

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  9. liz9 August 2007 at 09:26

    "Awaits a wrist worthy of it" I like that line very much. It adds to the bracelet's character which you established in your very descriptive first stanza. :)

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  10. liz9 August 2007 at 09:28

    I forgot to say that I would like to add you to my blogroll. I hope you don't mind. :) Thank you.

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  11. Paul Decelles9 August 2007 at 10:25

    This is very beautiful...and a bit erotic. Nice!

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  12. tumblewords9 August 2007 at 10:51

    Beautiful new look to the site! I can see this piece and know that it has a 'worthy wrist' - nice lines!

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  13. Tee9 August 2007 at 12:02

    This is so lovely. I feel like I have the bracelet here before me!

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  14. Don Iannone9 August 2007 at 14:15

    very nice gautami. enjoyed this one, great metaphors in this one.

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  15. paris parfait9 August 2007 at 15:27

    Lovely poem, Guatami - I could send the jewelery in all its beauty through your words. And I like the new look of your blog!

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  16. Gilson9 August 2007 at 17:37

    I like how you play with the colors. The words sound vivid.

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  17. /t.9 August 2007 at 20:08

    IT'S
    A MIRACLE!

    I CAN SEE!!!

    I CAN SEE YOU AGAIN, G!

    so, howya doin'?

    /t.

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  18. /t.9 August 2007 at 20:10

    DOH!

    sorry,
    i got so excited
    about seeing that i forgot to comment on your poem...

    IT'S GREAT!
    (and very colorful!)

    /t.

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  19. ...deb9 August 2007 at 20:16

    Love all the colors.

    And I like your new blog look, too.

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  20. Ghost Particle9 August 2007 at 20:41

    excellent new template.

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  21. Amalendu10 August 2007 at 02:43

    I came back to see you, all in new get up. It does not matter, even if your silver bracelet blackened by time...

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  22. January10 August 2007 at 03:28

    Lovely poem. I can almost see and hear the bracelet.

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  23. Rose Dewy Knickers10 August 2007 at 04:46

    As an official girly-girl, I love jewelry. :)

    Rose

    xo

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  24. polona10 August 2007 at 09:12

    this sounds like a piece of jewellery with a character.
    well done!

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  25. Fledgling Poet10 August 2007 at 10:53

    Your description is so vivid I feel like it's right here in front of me! And it's quite beautiful, if I do say so myself. :~)

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  26. Alan Bender10 August 2007 at 14:37

    "charms tinkle with
    jingling reverberation" out of the margin directly to the soul.

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  27. Marcia (MeeAugraphie)10 August 2007 at 18:20

    I think it found a worthy wrist.

    I am a silver person, tarnished, untarnished, it doesn't matter. I love silver.

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  28. Clare10 August 2007 at 18:53

    Hi Gautami! The colors in this bracelet are beautiful -- I can see them all in my mind and hear the sweet sound they make when they jangle together. Really nice poem! I bet your silver and amethyst bracelet looks wonderful on you, too!
    :)

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  29. Dara10 August 2007 at 20:37

    i love poems that are rich with description so i can really place myself there - this was a perfect example of that. michele says hello!

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  30. floots10 August 2007 at 23:57

    love that last line
    making the poem as much about the person as the bracelet
    (like the new look for the blog too - sorry i've not had time to see it before)

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  31. Ron11 August 2007 at 13:24

    Sounds lovely. I need to make a decision about a present for my wife's birthday in the next week or so. Antique type bracelets are her favorite.
    Oh, and you poem sounds lovely too! The last line pulls it all together perfectly.

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