What Is Gold?

What is Gold?

Written By Janelle Spiers

Inspired by Mary O'Neill

Gold is a flower

Glowing bright through the day

As fluttering petals

Gently sway.

Gold is hearing a child pray.

Gold is sweet,

Honey and a stalk of wheat.

Gold is a poem

Gold is a key,

A feather, a fall leaf,

A bumblebee.

The sound of gold is

“Munch! Munch! Munch!”

Juicy apple

Pleasing to crunch.

Gold is hard –

A heavy load,

A joyful pain

On Life’s long road.

Gold is sunshine

And a tiny heart,

A quartet and each solo part.

Gold is a feeling

Soaring with wings

With freedom and pow’r;

Liberty rings.

Gold is hair color

And hearing your name

Gold is a chance

To find fame.

Gold is beauty

In rich imagery,

A woven thread

In a tapestry.

Think of what kingdoms

And jewels couldn’t hold

Old stories, lost riches

If they couldn’t shine bright with

Gold…