MY SISTER said she knew Where a great diamond grew— It was so far away We walked most all a day, Until I felt inside Like I had come untied, And both my feet got slow And hard to lift, but, oh, Diamonds are dancing things That shine in golden rings And fair princesses wear Their brightness in their hair— No way could be too far To go where diamonds are! And then, my sister said It was a joke, and led Down to a railroad track, With rails all dull and black Criss-crossing in a maze, Where trains go different ways— "That is the diamond!" sister said. Well—she'll be sorry when I'm dead! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PARAGRAPHS: 15 by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE SOCIOLOGY OF TOYOTAS AND JADE CHRYSANTHEMUMS by HAYDEN CARRUTH MY DEATH AS A GIRL I KNEW by JAMES GALVIN GOSSAMER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SPRINGTIDE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |