by Valerie Denay Staton
Atop a walnut table with ebonised legs sat a Victorian brooch, white and red. She wore diamonds and rubies brilliant and bright,
that sparkled within all sources of light. Bejeweled little butterfly trimmed in gold, a wonder you are for the eye to behold.
"Am I not beautiful?" inquired the dragonfly,
from its perch on an occasional table nearby.
Dressed in diamonds, rubies, and mounted on gold, with enameled wing and tail, and a dazzling bouton pearl, it too was a wonder for the eye to behold.
"What about me!" shouted a diamond pendant watch.
"And me!" shouted a brooch with a white paste heart.
"What about me?" inquired a flower, art nouveau...
"Enough!" shouted a disgruntled Cameo, dressed in pearls, diamonds, rubies, and gold.
"We all are wonders to behold!"
***Published 2023
Poetic Reflections 