THE DIAMOND
Diamond sparklecarbonating,
Flickerflash dispersionating.
Harder than hard, brighter than bright.
Facetflashing crashing splashing,
Wonderworlds of magic light.
Gem of wonderiferating superlatives:
The diamond is a poem,
It lives.
copyright Thomas G. Tobey FGAA
2007-11-04 20:58:30 · 6 answers · asked by thom t 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
GE company made a few gem quality synthetic diamonds but they cost more than natural ones. Imitation diamonds(cubic zirconia etc.) may look the same to the non-expert but they are totally different substances. The difference between a diamond and a lump of coal is heat and pressure: the pressure the woman puts on the man to buy it, and the heat he finds himself in if he doesn't!
2007-11-04 23:25:03 · update #1
A mere diamond could never be a enough,
I rather have the diamond in the ruff.
Even with the flickerflash of these precious stones,
Will not ensure a whole life of caviar and scones.
It's true, the ultrauniqueness lies in a stone so hard.
but I prefer the softbackdrop of a sunset in my yard.
2007-11-05 02:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by Song bird 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A diamond doesn't excite me much. I guess people like diamonds because they are expensive, have a brilliant sparkle and it is a status symbol.
Mainly it is a marketing ploy that has worked very well. A diamond is just 4 interlinked carbon molecules. One bond less and we have the worthless charcoal! There is virtually no difference between a natural diamond and an artificially created one ( except in the price!).
It is the hardest known natural stone but its appeal is like the song that goes " diamonds are forever". Your poem above also plays on that -It lives. But really it's just another stone. If everyone stopped buying it it will die ( in a financial sense!).
2007-11-04 23:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by grapevine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea that the stone is the hardest thing we have. There are the poor ones not fit for jewelry and those ones excite me because I can break them up into small pieces and put them in a metal saw to use for cutting stone! That excites me because I can then create some wonderful artwork in rock without the weeks spent on removing the excess rock. It also helps to make cobblestones as well.
2007-11-04 21:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by the old dog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not particularly excited by a diamond, but I really like your poem, and your use of words, "Facetflashing crashing splashing". I like that. Only (small) reservation: maybe the last two lines are a little too explanatory.
2007-11-04 21:11:58 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Annabella-VInylist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, nothing about them excites me. I find their usual lack of colour rather bland, and they all (clear and colourful) are mimicked by many other, semi-precious stones. The concept of diamonds being forever seems to me one of boredom - of the fixed and unchanging, of virtually infinite lifespan, and ultimately tedium beyond our comprehension.
Personally, I prefer black opals. Lustre and depth, flashing, variegated colours, each stone unique. A perfect matched set doesn't exist in the world. Comparatively soft, porous and delicate. Rare. The variations between stones - as in people - is what makes them interesting and worthwhile.
2007-11-05 02:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dunno - she wanted one - perhaps thats what it was
2007-11-04 21:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by DavidC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋