Friday, August 16, 2013

A Star Blue Sapphire

                                                                           Attribution: Mitchell Gore
Image: A Star Blue Sapphire
Source: Wikimedia Commons (here)

Precious stones beauty
enhanced in vividness, shades
and various colors

Accentuated
Star of India is largest
known blue sapphire

Written for Chev's CARPE DIEM #273 with prompt - sapphire
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10 comments:

  1. Pat HattAugust 16, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    Knew the India fact, saw that on a tv act

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  2. Holy Ghost WriterAugust 16, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    It does have quite the glow

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  3. Brian MillerAugust 16, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    nice...it is a beautiful stone.....
    have a ring with one...

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  4. SandyCarlsonAugust 16, 2013 at 5:12 PM

    A lovely poem to match this stone!

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  5. LisaAugust 16, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    Selamat hari raya, maaf zahir batin Hank. Enjoyed your poem, very fitting and lovely.

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    1. kaykualaAugust 17, 2013 at 8:56 AM

      Lisa Ma'am,
      Thanks and Selamat Hari Raya to you too! Regret couldn't access your blog lately.

      Hank

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  6. AnonymousAugust 17, 2013 at 6:14 AM

    lovely haiku for 'sapphire' ~ thanks for info too ~ carol, xo

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  7. TigerbriteAugust 17, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    Such beauty in the natural stones of the earth. What a lovely name for the largest sapphire:)

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  8. Magical Mystical TeacherAugust 17, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    I can't imagine a precious stone that big!

    Sapphire-Blue Barrel

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  9. ChèvrefeuilleAugust 18, 2013 at 1:30 AM

    What a beauty Hank. I didn't know that fact about Sapphire. Thank you.

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