Skimming Stones | Sula's Blog | Sula1968 A South African poet, potter and mother
Back in 2011, an online jewellery story The Daisy Chain, ran a poetry competition with the given topic being “A woman of worth”. I was delighted to win 1st prize and a R500 voucher. Sadly the Daisy Chain has ceased to exist.
The worth of a woman
The shape of her laughter
The truth of her gaze
Her springtime unfurling
Summer colours ablaze
The fire of her passion
The well of her peace
Her downy embrace
And the gift to release
The night sky is her understanding
Sunrise her letting go
She’s the lure of the oceans tide
The mountain from whence
Rivers flow
She is fluid as lava
Solid as stone
Earthbound and winged
Spirit and bone
No scale can measure
Her value or worth
Her soul is moon
But her substance, earth
When you think you can hold her
She runs through your fingers
Substance is passing
But essence lingers
Beautiful