Emerald Stones

The morning still lingers here

Flowers kissed with sun-dew

The wheel of color moving fast

As the wind pushes through

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A zephyr blends a rainbow

The ocean’s song is still today

Her chorus so silky smooth

Reflecting through water and sun

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I can hear the nymph as she sings

But I can not yet see her

 Maestro to  the Sea Urchins

Waves of notes come drifting in

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All is still, A majestic day

With today’s lazy tide

Making it easy to listen

By the ocean-side

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Occasionally, I see her leap

As she hits a high note

Beautifully her wet skin

Glistens while she floats

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She sings of emerald stones

And brought some as a gift

Dropping them into the sea

With the tide they come adrift

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3 smooth stones of emerald

I am to use to bathe

To cleanse away all disease

Purple cloth I should swathe

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With lemon, lavender  and oil soaked rags

To make me whole again

I am to pray over the stones

A blessing, I  ask for them

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That the healing powers

Held within

Shall be released upon

The touch of my skin

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Into the water with the nymph

I am to bathe at night

She will be there with her friends

A bathing circle at twilight

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The nymph will sing the prayer with me

In numbers we grow stronger

A singing circle in the sea

Swathe in purple armor

Renee Robinson