My Great Grandmother’s
Prayer Beads
I know not of my great grandmother,
But I am told she was fond of splendor.
Being tired of the beads of crystal,
Being tired of the beads of coral,
She told the beads of sapphire.
As I am poor and have no toys to bestow,
I unstring the beads of sapphire
And place them one by one
In the palms of my children’s hands.
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