Flint

By Christina Rossetti

An emerald is as green as grass,
A Ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;
A flint lies in the mud.

A diamond is a brilliant stone,
To catch the world’s desire;
And opal holds a fiery spark;
But a flint holds fire.

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