Amethyst

AMETHYST

Crystal, quartz-like, violet-tinged,
Draws the gaze into its clear-shaped,
Sharp-edged, peaking triangles;
Amethyst, a jewel in rock.

Distillation of dark colour,
Caught in crystal clarity,
Motionless as pure matter,
Sharp as light's geometry;

In that clear-cut crystal gleam
There lives something of the light;
In that cloudy, purple hue
There lives something of the night.