beneath the sea, an oyster
met a tiny grain of sand
said the oyster,"you're a bother,
you'll never be something so grand!"
well, a diver brought up that oyster,
shucked it open,then jumped! in surprise
what once had been, that grain of sand,
was delight to his old, weary eyes!
a thing of such great beauty!
yes,that tiny,grain of sand
what had been seen, as a bother,
was the pearl that he held in his hand.
"now take this pearl my daughter,
as you wear it, please, never forget!
they, who some people view as a bother,
may be pearls who they haven't yet met
Copyright ©2004 Andrew R. Thornton
