Wow, I'm actually writing poetry! I'm so excited. The Bejeweled Queen is actually about the Queen in the Trader, who we haven't come to yet :)

 

1. Broken   Broken glass spread ‘round the room Broken reflections straight out of the tomb Broken wounds, broken hurts Broken soldiers and broken earth   Broken girl cries herself to sleep With all her broken memories A broken rose she clutches to her breast Among all the broken glass Among all of memories’ past     2. Days Before   Yesterday Bethany set out to see the bay The sky enveloped in the color gray Made her wonder, “Why such a gloomy day?”   The day before Jacob set out just after four And saw Bethany sitting on an earthy floor Made him wonder, “Why does she speak no more?”   3. Letter from the Sky   An envelope Falls from the sky Sealed with lilies And sweet syrup And lands in your hands   4. The Bejeweled Queen   Her hands dipped in gold Her hair dipped in silver Her lips touched by rubies She holds a cup A bejeweled cup And snaps at the servant for wine And waits The ring was taken and gone Snatched from under her nose Her bejeweled nose But by who? She fingered her bracelets Her bejeweled bracelets On her gold dipped wrist “Give me more,” she shouts After draining a cup Of wine. Bejeweled wine She lay back as the servant ran On her silver hair And bejeweled head And thinks Before she sleeps, her final musing is It couldn’t be him And she drifts into A bejeweled sleep   5. The Ballet Dancer   Strongly, she leaps Gingerly, she lands Carefully, she steps Fiercely, she spins Gracefully, she stops Elegant, she extends Beautifully, she ends