Gold

• Violet Welsh, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2020

I am gold and I am magnificent
I am shining, I am splendiferous
But I am hidden, I am unfound
I’ve never felt a shovel dig through my ground
I am hard work, I am promise
I see daylight! Boy I’m nervous!
I am power, I am wealth
I am stealing, I am stealth
New owners? That’s fine I guess
I am welcome as anyone’s guest!
It is loud. Now it’s quiet.
The gold rush has had it’s moment.
I am washed away, I am old
I am magnificent, I am gold