1.

A light shining through a diamond as if encased in stone

a tiny fire

never dulling

never dying

pushing through embers to reappear

Phoenix

2.

Your mother no longer wears her wedding ring

Says it makes her feel claustrophobic at the touch

Swelling fingers

Aged in time

Aged like the children no longer living in her house

Aged like fine wine

Aged like the man she once loved so deeply they intertwined their lives

Forever

3.

Scratched

Dull

Forgotten in a drawer somewhere

Losing its authenticity

As they lost love

Growing is changing is dying is divorce

4.

Something new

Something so new it is borrowed and blue

Shines brightly when you say “I do”

It is white veil

It is pretty flowers

It is reception where new life begins

5.

It is love encased in Silver

Gold Diamond Ruby Sapphire

It is love made solid and given away

It is love

It is giving a piece of yourself to love

It is love