Carbon-based Valentines

Bluesky_Liz SG

I gave her a rose
for Valentines; she took it
and told me she had always wanted
a brilliant cut
of that carbon crystal
of the same name. I said
a rose is made of carbon too
and red,
an arrangement of petals
soft to touch
and smells sweet.
But a diamond lasts
forever, she explained,
her eyes transparent,
hopeful; I touched
my pocketbook
and stabbed my heart instead.

*inspired by some rantings of a guy friend.

InnoHippo SG

the lust for diamonds cannot be tamed Laughing

expiringpoet SG

Guys will have their cars and their computer games and their flat screen, wide-screen, big-screen tv whatever-whatever....us girls will have our diamonds. somethings in life just can't be explained or understood. Me, I'm still dreaming of my 1 carat Rolling Eyes

Happy belated Valentines to all of you!!!

Bluesky_Liz SG

I don't live up to the stereotype or at least this stereotype Mr. Green . I'm a nerd, I'll take the videogames thanks. Cool

Hope you guys had happy V's.

expiringpoet SG

Dont spoil market leh you. I used to be unaffected by the high-class carbons like you, until I stepped foot in a jewellery shop to get my first ring for my wedding. That was the fatal step in a downward spiral that can only lead to an unhappy end for poor me!!! I get starry-eyed when I see magazines with Tiffany's wedding ring ads, just can't help myself.
To look on the positive side, blinking regularly helps to moisten the eyes and keep them healthy
Mr. Green

SingaporeMacross SG

Maybe you can buy her expensive pencils if she's a writer. Smile

Bluesky_Liz SG

Very Happy

I guess I don't understand the value of them. They look nice if a person knows how to wear them, accessorise with the right clothes and all. But I was told that diamonds lose their value the minute you buy them. Is it true?

Bluesky_Liz SG

That's it.
It's over for you, man. Mr. Green The pencils are likely to end in your back unless you buy this.

SingaporeMacross SG

Originally posted by Bluesky_Liz:

That's it.
It's over for you, man. The pencils are likely to end in your back unless you buy [b]this.
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good grief!! i think normal diamond ring also cheaper!

buy already also can't bear to use it for writing. haha.

DeadPoet SG

Although it could use some trimming for example considers dropping she took it in L2; I love the last four lines and its ending

And yes I still owe my wife a diamond ring. Wink

InnoHippo SG

Laughing

tare SG

^5

so i'm not the only woman ard who doesn't appreciate diamonds Embarassed

look at it, i'll go... "wah nice leh" but see only... plus why spend so much $$ on something tat i dun wear Question

then again even for a woman who dun wear accessories, i do own ONE tiny diamond ring... a gift from myself to myself... who say diamond rings must be given by a guy? Mr. Green tat reminds me.... now whr on earth issit??!!! Shocked

crofty SG

Sweet and short..under love poems Embarassed

DeadPoet SG

How tiny is that? Twisted Evil

Bluesky_Liz SG

I can't drop that line because then the story would become disjointed. That part is kinda rough that's for sure. I'll probably rephrase it in later edits. Cool

Bluesky_Liz SG

Guy giving girl a diamond ring has become such a cliche that it's almost a joke sometimes, yet that's what they are advertising. "Fly me to the moon" and she hold it up against the sky with tears in her eyes. It seems to me like she can't decide if she likes the diamond or her boyfriend. Mr. Green

Bluesky_Liz SG

Thanks. Cool

DeadPoet SG

100% the diamond. Laughing

tare SG

if any guy give me a diamond ring now, u won't see tears in my eyes but crows flying over my head... plus i prefer cash Twisted Evil

MoonIce SG

she say lasts forever but i wonder do her love transcend forever.

everything see diamonds at jewellery shops, i can gaze dreamily at it for a while Laughing