Western Poetry posted October 16, 2010 |
The People wept for rain
Turquoise Mountains
by Realist101
In canyons of the western sky
A mother for her son, she cried Behold the Spirit up above To find and hold a precious love To save the one she held so dear From searing sun, its heat too near Without the droplets, moisture fair The People parched from drying air But as they dug in sandstone red A stone of blue, so rare was said To bring the clouds that held the rain To end the drought that caused the pain And as they wept, their eyes did cry, A skystone blue fell from the sky A simple stone that healed the wounds And brought to them a brand new moon With luck and courage all around The People sang, new, happy sound ... The mother thanks, the Spirit shone, She wears with pride, the skyblue stone |
A Real Gem of a Poem! writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt Create a title for your poem by choosing the name of any precious or semi-precious gemstone, and then picking one word to follow it. For example, Amber Daze. Write a poem based on that title. Any style, any length. |
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Turquoise is known for its healing properties. And it is said, that the stone acquired it's stripes from the tears of the Native Americans as they prayed for rain. It is called a "Skystone" for that reason. Thank you for reading ... and to Snookies56 for the loan of this photo of a young Navajo boy.
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