Tag: Light

The shard of glass reflected light,
Never before had it been bright.
It looked so pure and so unique,
Forgetting, thus, it’s true physique.

Drawing attention to itself,
Special and valuable it felt.
A precious jewel now it was—
Self-proclamation with great faults.

”No one can shine the way I do!”,
It cried out loud and, thus, all knew;
But it had no light of its own,
Only reflecting stars which shone.

It seemed to be and yet was not;
Nothing to offer, only cuts.
It only fooled: others, itself,
All it could do was lose, repel.

Trying to bury light within,
To trap it there, such precious beams,
It failed to catch the rays of joy
And it was empty—such turmoil!

Not far away, with silent peace,
A precious diamond knew true bliss.
Reflecting light just like the shard,
It knew how pride to disregard.

Although not first to catch the eye,
Its value one couldn’t deny.
It was unique and knew its worth,
Thus no such ego could it hold.

Reflecting stars, it held their light,
To others it would spread delight,
With no desire to retain,
No thought of self, no greedy chains.

What it received, the world it gave,
Spreading around the light in waves,
Spreading the joy, the hope and truth,
With all to gain, nothing to lose.

– Patricia