My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver #66: All that Glitters
She had the hardness and glitter
Of a diamond
But her heart had the softness
Of a pearl;
Under make-up, jewels and furs
She was still a little girl,
Not a tigress who growls and then purrs.
He had money and a rampant reputation
For breaking hearts and spilling blood,
Searching for the elusive precious
Jewel in deep mines of loneliness.
But diamonds are darkling magnets
For women of a certain kind,
Attracting gossip and rumour;
This kingpin didn’t seem to mind
As he pulled each sparkling socialite,
Those giggly, tipsy beauties,
Into a twirl
In the heady whirl
Of party society,
While he maintained sobriety,
Always on the look-out
For a flawless carbon allotrope,
Forgetting that such gems
Are multi-faceted.
He ditched so many
Two-faced bitches,
Made the headlines time and again,
Until one day,
Swimming in the reflection
Of a department store window,
A space diamond,
An alien beauty,
Smashed his glass world
With carat, colour, cut and clarity.
Straight from the Sun God
She fell into his willing hands,
A splinter from a falling star
That he had wished on from afar.
Stung by a diamond-tipped arrow,
He sent her expensive ice
Of all colours and sizes,
No matter the price.
It takes a diamond to scratch a diamond,
Break a heart that’s made of stone,
And after what seemed like a billion years,
The kingpin made her his own.
She was his amulet against danger,
His Lucy in the sky,
She made him indestructible,
She made his doubting heart fly.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Image found on www.just-diamonds.com
writing in north norfolk 
Wow Kim! This is such a wonderful tale! 😀
I really love how you’ve used the poetic form to let this story speak, and the use of certain terms that refer to diamonds – and how they are rated, classified, considered, etc. are worked in so seamlessly – unlike diamonds – this piece is flawless 😀
The metaphors you’ve chosen are also wonderful – and this line in particular: But diamonds are darkling magnets – really struck me – what an idea – gorgeous!
Thanks so much for sharing your response to the TW prompt this week 🙂
Have a great day and weekend Kim 🙂
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I’m delighted you like it 😁 I won’t be able to join in next week as I’m off to Italy for my daughter’s wedding, so have a wonderful week and I’ll be looking forward to another prompt when I return – as a mother-in-law!
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well that certainly sounds like a most wonderful trip and memories in the making! and so, enjoy, be safe, travel well – and of course, treasure the time! And we’ll be looking forward to seeing you back at MLMM and in the blog-o-sphere generally. Happy travels Kim 😀
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Thank you 😁
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Oh and I forgot to say, I like the reference to the music too – it definitely adds another layer to this piece 🙂
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Wow! You have a gift and a talent that runs deep in this art of writing! I am bound to come across en-joyful reads here. Such a special blog to be at. – Cezane
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Thank you so much Cezane!
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