An oyster first forms a pearl
from the irritation of a single grain of sand.
It's never placed by mistake inside you see
it was placed by God's gentle Loving hand.
Like so many things in man's own life
those irritants that we sometimes feel.
No different than the oysters grain of sand
but to us, much more irritating to deal.
God places these grains of sand in our lives
in-order that we all might learn.
To form the pearls we need to form
to place in the crowns, of which we've earned.
an awesome poem to read today, I'm dealing with an irritation and think I handled it badly. This made me see that. Inspiring poem great flow and creativity
Great thought. Great concept Great message. Great poem. .......10.........
Beautiful and enlightening poem Linda. Nice even flowing rhythm throughout the poem, wonderful message, a soothing arrangement of words, poetically. Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn
Hello, Have read a few of your poems and like them very much. 'Pearl' and 'Daddy's chair' are real standouts! I will thank Gayle for telling me about your work. CY
'In-order that we all might learn. To form the pearls we need to form' Rachel Ann Butler
novel concept Linda...wonderfully brought in words allegorically...thanks...10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Splendid metaphor! Oyster is like a man's struggles...we can turn them into pearls over time if we will just understand the lessons that they can teach. One of the better poems I've read on this site. Keep writing! You have a natural talent for making words sound beautiful.