POEM STARTER

‘All that glitters is not gold.’

Write a poem that begins with this line. What might this common saying lead you to explore?

Of Sea And Gold And Blood

Smooth and shimmering,

Sea and sun shining to blind

Far more blinding, the glow of gold

Oh to lose the eyes of heart

Blind to greed, blind to want, blind to worry

To see with smell of salt and red of sun behind blind eyes

To taste what riches bless those hands

Soft glint of blood, a drop of life

Far out weights the weight of wealth

What light to guide, what path those feet would trod

Light of sun on sea, setting and short

Light of treasure, lasting in life and losing in love

Light of life, staying to die and meaning to live

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