Solid Gold

Rock Sonnets series

Of primordial earth new metal's born,
as elements forged ~ made in fire's fusion.
Where Aurum flows through planet's mantel torn,
embedded ore cools ~ time's long conclusion.

There were no skies; no life ... just future wished,
when Pyrite baked in nature's hot oven.
As floods then washed, Earth's bare surface flourished;
revealed lustrous veins ~ discover men.

For centuries, beholden eyes worship
uncounted wonders ~ shine to wield sun.
Kings, queens, fools 'n wealthy merchants courtship
young lover's hope ~ engineer riches won.

Where coins sing jeweled songs ... beauty thus sold,
becomes the music made of solid gold!

2022

Author's Note

After writing 'Once A Boulder', I liked the idea of writing about such an exciting subject ... rocks. More geologic poetry to come.

Reviews

[Miss Sharon]

(Where coins sing jeweled songs ... beauty thus sold, becomes the music made of solid gold!) A beautiful closure to an awesome sonnet! Solid Gold indeed. ~Sharon

[William Michael Reeves]

Thanks Sharon. My use of the title and subject are a little more literal than yours. I wonder how many times a title gets used. Like this one, probably a lot. It'd be interesting to read a bunch of poems with the same title and all the different ideas poets have.

[John the Baptist]

Thanks for the geology lesson/poem. I wonder, if the earth was made entirely of gold, men would kill each other over a handful of dirt.

[William Michael Reeves]

That's what I like about odd subjects. Learning something trying to find a poetic voice for it. I think the one thing about all of our efforts in space will benefit is mining meteors. Some of them are packed with all kinds of minerals. Then men might work together instead of killing each other. Thanks John

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a different kind of Gold than that on Billboard top 100 and yet, still the kind that everyone hopes to play...
I had an old rock collection...enjoyed that hobby quite a bit.
It was one of my songs.
j.

[William Michael Reeves]

I tried to pan for every type of gold in this one. I was a rock hound for many youthful years. All my specimens on little pedestals. If you like rocks you'll get a kick out of the next poem I post. Rocks do talk don't they ...

Are you referring to a poem you wrote? A rock song? What was the title? Or hit me with a link.

[willweb]

Caught me expecting a different subject but the one I found was definitely a melodic piece of hard rock poetry for sure. You have taken a piece of the earth and form it into a beautiful sonnet. Nicely done.

[William Michael Reeves]

Thought you were going to get a rock opera I bet. A poem like Bohemian Rhapsody maybe? (That's a good poem. I have it memorized) Gold is very malleable and folds into words nicely. Thanks will

[willweb]

Yep, something like that exactly.