A Precious Gift.

I have a pretty, precious gift for you,
an orb of sparkling lapis lazuli
but you must make a solemn vow not to
treat it carelessly or casually.

Put your ear up to the sphere and listen;
a golden song goes on and on and on
and, even in the dark, it still glistens;
its splendid light glows on and on and on.

But its lustre and song will not last long
if you neglect it and forget its worth,
so swear to love it and do it no wrong
and you may hold this pretty, precious Earth.