collect now
remaining
pieces
once a sign
of troubled times
now a
symbol of survival
and triumph
this
delicate glass
translucent
obscure
rose
or green
a garden
yearned for
or mottled
clarity
the trickle
of water
see an
empty sugar bowl
yours to
fill with sugar
lift a
tumbler to your eye
and view
the world
through
texture
resplendent
glass
despite
pain
reflected
depression
glass
purchased
with pennies
when
pennies were few
arrange it
now
with
crystal and silver
on ornate
windowed
shelves
for all to
see
triumph