Archive for the 'Birthstone Poems' Category

Ruby Rhymes

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Rubies are magical
Rubies are rare
Their color is red
And they show you care
In the mines of Burma
Is where you will find the best
From Thailand they’re more yellow
And they’re the worst in the U.S.
The finest cut ruby is 15.97 carrots
It was sold for $3.6 million
The name is Mogok
And it was found in Burma
Heat and power
Is what they […]

Peridot

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Peridot is the gemstone chosen
For the birthstone of August.
Vivid green in color
With just a hint of gold.
The gold color comes from
Traces of iron in the mineral.
An iron magnesium silicate
Means the intensity depends on the
Amount of iron in the stone.
Peridot is one of a few gemstones
That only come in one color.
Color can vary from shades of
Yellowish […]

Amethyst; Royal and Majestic

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Amethyst;
Purple, majestic
6-sided prism; powerful
Rhomohedral; random
7 hardness; does well vs others
White streak on porcelain tiles
Translucent in appearance
Found in Brazil, South Korea
Lower Austria, Uruguay
Russia, India
Much from Zambia
Not much from the US
Mined from the caves of volcanoes
Amethyst;
Purple, majestic
6-sided prism; powerful
Rhomohedral; random
7 hardness; does well vs others
Thought to prevent intoxication
Found in the glasses
Containing wine
Servants actually dilute the wine
Helps their […]

Beautiful red stone

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

The Garnet is a very beautiful gem.
It is the birthstone of the month of January.
This gem has a cubic crystal structure.
Despite its beauty, it is only semi precious.
This gem is mined in many different places.
Europe, Russia, South Africa, Australia, and India.
The Garnet is even mined in the United States.
The only location though is Arizona and […]

Garnet, the Birthstone of January

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Garnet,
The red birthstone of January.
Garnet is the stone that brings
to those born in January :
Friendship,
loyalty,
sincerity.
The garnet
considered to be
A gem stone of faith and truth.
The garnet’s classification is semiprecious.
Mined by open pit mining.
Its colors are :
red,
darkish brown,
pale yellow-orange,
Orange,
transparent orange-brown,
translucent green,
and bright green.
Bright green
the most valuable color of the garnet.
The garnet
first mined in Sri Lanka,
Over 2,500 […]

The Lush Green Emerald

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

The lush green emerald,
Like that of the plants and trees in May.
Some say it is the most valuable gem on earth,
With that I must say I agree.
Though It may have imperfections,
It is still so enchanting to see.
It is no wonder many people believed,
That it has powerful magical abilities.
Some say if you put one under your […]

The Gem of October

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Often mistaken as the famous ruby,
Is the precious gem of October
Known as the pink tourmaline.
But who could fail to notice
The unique characteristics of
The stone which is found in Brazil and even Maine?
You must know that it has an indistinct cleavage
And a pink color that is caused by the presence of manganese
With a ranking of seven […]

The Essence of the Emerald

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Emeralds are magnificent
They, are beautiful, radiant green,
Emeralds are shaped in hexonagal form
And are the most precious stones you have seen.
Fine Emeralds are more valuable than the common diamond
The finest are found in Columbia,
Emeralds are also found in South America,
And also in North Carolina and Zambia.
Emeralds’ hardness ranges from 7.5 to 8
And their streak happens to […]

The Essence of the Emerald

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Emeralds are magnificent
They, are beautiful, radiant green,
Emeralds are shaped in hexonagal form
And are the most precious stones you have seen.
Fine Emeralds are more valuable than the common diamond
The finest are found in Columbia,
Emeralds are also found in South America,
And also in North Carolina and Zambia.
Emeralds’ hardness ranges from 7.5 to 8
And their streak happens […]

Little Red Friend…

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Precious gems are these,
rich men attempt to seize,
but gems like these are very rare,
their slightly small size is only fair.
From the aluminum oxide,
they are delivered dockside,
to all the finest jewelers,
who sell to the world’s rulers.
with a hardness of nine,
trigonal crystals divine,
most ruby’s are red,
or some pink instead.
They are picked from the rocks of Brazil,
then later […]