A Gold-Bronze Charm

A gold-bronze charm hung on
A gold-bronze necklace,
A blessing, a love so caring
Given by old and gentle hands
Like wrinkled, sun-drenched seas.

A small, circular disc,
The shades of moonlight,
And sunlight, starlight, all the light
All the light there is in their hearts,
The light and love divine.

An exquisite pattern,
Carved, round the edges,
Around my world I see patterns,
Exquisite as blooming rosebuds,
Symmetrical, perfect.

And lastly – my name in
A different language,
No-one but me can understand.
My own, my reassurance, my charm,
My luck and my love for them.

A gold-bronze charm,
The shades of light,
Exquisite, perfect,
My own, my love from them.