Ruby

It is the most powerful gem in the universe;
placed under a pillow it wards off nightmares.
This fact has been celebrated in many a verse:
as a stone that is filled with love and passion
it brings much luck to one who owns a ruby.
He is bound to have contentment and peace.
It may be true for some but for one booby
it’s meant a lot of aggravation and chagrin.
Most rubies come from Burma or Thailand
yet the one that he got was from Morocco.
Foolishly, he buried his head in the sand
and ignored the rumours doing the rounds.
A symbol of friendship, if given as a gift,
but it was said he bought it with hard cash
for lust - not love - if you catch my drift.
The jewel in his crown brought him down.

© Luigi Pagano

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Luigi Pagano is a contributor to Poetry24 and other websites. He has published three poetry collections the latest of which is Poetry On Tap.

Sunday Review

We began the week with 'Peter Doubt' by Grant Van Wingerden which looked at the new Pope and how it could affect the church.
Carolyn Cornthwaite's 'Behind the Pyramid' reminded us that the Arab Spring has not blossomed into everyone's life.
Luigi Pagano's 'Moral Dilemma'  on Friday showed that the blossom can be a long time coming where religion is involved.
Abigail's poem 'The Great Betrayal' gave us more proof that the saying about politics being personal can sometimes get very very real. Best of luck in your fight, Abi.
Autumn has just begun in New Zealand and we have all been shocked at the plunge in temperature. Long trousers are needed for the first time in a very long time. I hope that you Northerners are beginning to thaw out.
Have a good week all, may your muse give you that tap on the shoulder.