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 I’ve 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 ocean’s 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 oyster’s 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

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