Pearl
Here is a lovely poem which I wrote.
It is copyrighted, and all rights reserved.
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Pearl
Upon a mystic beach one day
A little boy found an ugly oyster.
He looked at it with eyes of awe and of dismay
And took it to his mother.
His mom, upon close examination said,
“Johnny, this is an oyster, son.”
Johnny looked upon the strange object in his hand
much in disqust he grimaced at its ugliness.
“This oister is the ugliest thing Ive ever seen!”
His mother laughed and smiled at Johnny,
Then told her this parable:
“Son, once a man found an oyster upon a sandy beach,
and thinking it was a strange and ugly fish indeed
Threw it back upon the sea.
This poor oyster thought that nobody wanted him.
So he sat upon the oceans bed
And cried his little eyes out till they were blue.
As he cried and suffered in silence
he heard a lovely hymn….
Of comfort, love, and praises….
The quiet Hymn of the Sea.
As this homely little oyster lay there in agony
Something wonderful happened to him…
A marvellous alchemy.
Inside of this poor oyster
Something valuable grew.
Without his knowledge something of great beauty
Was growing out of this poor homely little fellow
Later some divers swam near the little oyster
“Go away! I am worthless to you! Nobody wants me!”
Said the oyster as he sat there wallowing in sorrow
The divers just opened up the oysters mouth and said,
“Hush, there, little critter, you are wrong…for inside you
Is a priceless jewel that is quiet exquisite and beautiful!”
So the homely little oyster smiled a wide and boundless smile
Inspite of all his outward ugliness,
Inside of him was something so beautiful and worthwhile!
So, Johnny, just because something or someone is ugly outside
Do not be prejudice or cruel,
It so happens that true beauty
Lies within the framework of the soul.
You must learn to pull differences apart
And look upon the great Pearl
That is in the heart….
For beauty is skin deep, my son
And it may take awhile
To see all the goodness
And priceless gems and pearls
that are hidden within the treasure chest of the heart!!!
Mary Gonzalez ©1998