Just to remind PHS - who are interested in Poetic Structure - that this is a Symmetrical Poem - an Octameter - Octrain Eight syllables and eight lines. This produces a very fluid free verse form that is easy to read and recite. All TWELVE Birthstone Poems have the same structure. The last verse is always a PALINDROME using the first line of each verse. <br /> <br />Turquoise - crystal form triclinic <br />Perfect texture - sky blue colour <br />Revered by the Aztecs and the Myans <br />Loved by the Apache Hunters <br />Tuirkish horsemen called it sacred <br />Protecting both the horse and rider <br />Verses form Koran carved on it <br />Turquoise - crystal form triclinic. <br /> <br />Turquiose - Lovely Ladies dreamstone <br />Lovely both to wear and fondle <br />Gemstone loved by all Victorians <br />Turquoise symbol of life's cycles <br />Birth to Life and then to Heaven <br />It changes colour as it ages! <br />Mirroring all our life's stages <br />Turquoise - Lovely Ladies dreamstone. <br /> <br />Turquoise - birthstone for Decemeber <br />Linked to star sign Sagitarius <br />Bringing happiness and fortune <br />Creativity and blessing <br />To the lives of all who wear her. <br />Gentle gemstone - tactile Turquoise <br />Shining with the Blue of Heaven <br />Turquoise - birthstone of December. <br /> <br />Sky Blue - Ice Blue - awesome turquoise <br />Turquoise - crystal form triclinic <br />Turquoise - Lovely Ladies dreamstone <br />Turquoise - birthstone for December <br />December for birthstone - Turquoise <br />Dreamstone Ladies Lovely - Turquoise <br />Triclinic form crystal - Turquoise <br />Turquoise awesome - Blue Ice - Blue Sky. <br /> <br />This poem is dedicated to the Angel of December. <br /> <br />(John Knight - Cool Colchester - 26 January 2010)<br /><br />John Knight<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/803-turquoise-birthstone-of-december/
