Platinum Jeweler

He shapes the noble metal
with his gifted hands,
creating precious jewels,
brooches, rings, wedding bands,
a crouching diamond tiger
with green emerald eyes,
a diamond-studded necklace
which won a designer's prize,
a glowing ruby rose clip,
a pair of diamond earrings dice,
a gleaming pearl necklace
rosy-white and three rows wide
with a diamond lock and slide,
a huge pink diamond heart
pierced with a onyx arrow,
an object of fine art,
a bracelet studded with
diamonds, rubies and sapphires,
flexible like a sliding snake
connected with invisible wires,
all worn by generations of the rich,
famous and well known,
treasured as collectors' items
long after its creator is gone,
buried in some grave - unknown...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz