Tropical Gift Poem by Barry Middleton

the riches you gave to me
beyond the price of time

will never more be known
this side of the sublime

your gifts are not forgotten
the jewel of a turquoise sea

the shellfish pink of sunrise
the gold from a mango tree

a whisper in the woodlands
an osprey's prayer to the sky

the silver moon at midnight
the hush of a lover's sigh

when I gaze on tropic stars
as they descend to the sea

I will cherish every diamond
the treasure you granted me