WHEN JEWELS SING
Radiance results from earth's pressure,
life working on us with each moments precision
into clear cut uniqueness.
A community of precious human beings
with origins primitive and wild as diamonds,
faceted by skilled and invisible hands that turn us
upon a wheel dusted with God's bright dark silence,
we become men and women joined to walk
swarthy, holy, original and transparent.
Catching first light of day upon ourselves,
our voices sing of truth and loveliness,
in response to vows first sung to us by stars.
~ John Fox ~

(used by permission of the author, from When Jewels Sing, audio tape from www.poeticmedicine.com)
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