Love Poem: Adorned and Adored
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Written by: Sally Eslinger

Adorned and Adored

Adorned and Adored

Let us adorn 
   our daughters with pearls!
Gifting 
One pearl — so very dearly 
   ocean-made, fresh…
To dress each earlobe
With a radiant luster,
Emphasizing the spirited 
Life-light 
In her glinting,
   mesmerizing eyes…

Then, gather your heart
To proudly place a string 
Of one or some pearls 
Around your daughter’s
    so-familiar neck 
To lay — more precious 
   and worthy than diamonds —
Just below her delighting smile.