Pair of poems: Pearl & Gold

In the gloomy depths of the ocean,
Pearl is formed by salted pain
In the tenderness of the oyster
In utter cold, under the weight
Of the water mountain of affliction.

In the gloomy depths of the ocean,
Pearl is formed by salted pain
In the tenderness of the oyster
In utter cold, under the weight
Of the water mountain of affliction.