A Diamond or a Coal?
I enjoy this poem by Christina Rossetti for its simplicity and for its deeper meaning. Taken from her book Sing-Song which was published in 1893. You can see a digitized version of the first edition via Google Books. Illustrations by Arthur Hughes.
An emerald is as green as grass;
A ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;
A flint lies in the mud.
A diamond is a brilliant stone,
To catch the world's desire;
An opal holds a fiery spark;
But a flint holds fire.
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