Venice masks

Sunday 29 January 2023

Pearls - Ahmed Sheik Koya

A pearl is not found in every oyster 
Only ones that endure a grit that comes to fester
Slowly its lacquered and covered with shiny plaster
It takes grit and time and no way to do it faster
And the grit is the start of the pearl of luster

Consider every grit that comes into your life
Cover with love and forgive every strife
For you will encounter irritating grits rife
Solve them with mediation and not with a knife
Make Lovely pearls and brighten every life

Ahmed Sheik Koya (20th century) Fiji
Source: Poetry Soup

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