Of Pearls and Golds

Of Pearls and Golds

The pearl is derived from the sea,

And gold is mined from the land,

But  does not show itself

And mined as it is,

It takes years of cultivation,

Of building like the character

Of a true men and woman;

It has to go to a process

Like iron to be cast,

And molded into a blade-

That cuts both ways;

One to cut the old,

And carve the new-

And yet gold taels

Heavy and precious

Are nothing for people

Who are hungry,

They served only as decorations

For the rich and the strong

But pearls accentuate beauty

Of the long necks

Of shapely ladies

Only to be cut

By the blade of the gallows

Of justice.

Yes gold is heavier than diamond

But the pearls are more precious

That belongs to the deepest sea,

Only to worn by rich ladies,

While gold can worn

And be adorned

Used as a standard of money

And ruled the world once,

And still is.