Earth's Necklace Poem by Jes Sommer

At the hollow of her throat
Dreaming on her pallid skin
A reposed lavaliere lies
Drinking in the warmth
Of her pulse beneath the ashen membrane

If she speaks more than a whisper
The adornment will shatter
And the intricate web encapsulating it
Will tear beyond restoration
Inconversable to the outside world

It rests esoteric in enigmatic entanglements
That cradle it in seclusion
That is designed to preserve it
For it is distinguished
And incomparable

This droplet of water was bestowed by the sky
And the plethora of the clouds
It was received once again by its mother
As she raised it fastidiously
Up into the spider’s web she wore as a riviere