Gem in the sky? Tell me what you are doing, silent Gem..

Night Song of a Wandering Gemologist

What are you doing, Gem, in the sky? Tell me what you are doing,

Silent Gem?

You sprout from the deep Earth, and you go,

Crossing the deserts; then you settle.

Are you still not satisfied

With revisiting the eternal volcanoes?

Do you not yet grow tired, are you still eager

To gaze upon Rubies and Burmese Sapphires?

The gemologist’s life

Resembles yours.

He rises at the first dawn,

Moves the Gems under the microscope, and sees

Synthetics, fillings and imitations;

He sees Gems until evening,

In search of a true market valuation.

Tell me, oh Gem: what is the use

Of analyzing a Diamond but not knowing how much it really is worth? Tell me: whither does it tend

This brief uncertainty of mine

Before an immortal Gem.

White, expert gemologist,

No longer convinced, and tired,

With a great Stone upon his shoulders,

Over mountain and through valley,

Through sharp Topazes, Chrysoberyls and brambles,

In the wind, in the storm, when

Young eruptions blaze, the Corundums always spin.

He runs away, runs, gasps,

Crosses streams and ponds,

Asking himself, where are my earnings?

He falls, rises again, and hastens more and more,

Without rest or refreshment,

Tattered, bloodied; until he arrives

There where the appraisal,

And where so much analyzing was aimed:

So then, how much are these Gems worth?

Horrid, immense abyss,

Where, plunging in, the Gemologist forgets.

Virgin Gem, such

Is mortal life.

A Gem is born with struggle,

And its birth is a risk of death,

Some endure pain and some torment,

Above all if, at the very beginning,

The Colored Gem

Begins to sparkle.

Then as it grows up,

It maintains a beautiful polish, and still

To deeds and to words

Follow Oval Cuts and then Heart Cuts.

Untouched Gem, such

Is the mortal state.

But you are not mortal,

And of what you say, obviously little I care..

Writing about the Gem, but with irony!

Anyone, in this section, can write a humorous article about Gems and therefore about this brilliant world.
In addition to being firstly a fascinating science, Gemology is also a pinch of jest and a lot of fantasy.
We therefore invite you, in this section, to give vent to all your gemological fantasies. Moreover, in this section, spicy jokes are allowed. In practice you can write almost anything you want. After all, Gemology is also freedom!
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