I Prefer a Well-Spoken Love (a poem in progress)

Diamonds Dictionaries are a girl's best friend

(and dogs, of course) 

(and cats)

Money and Things are not requisites; 

I want witty words, 

A quick mind.

Cold stones wrapped in metal, 

These physical bindings
may stoke the fire,

but cannot sustain the flames of my heart

(Pretty though they are) 

It is a lovely turn of phrase, 

the well written line,

that I crave.

Don't get me wrong. 

I love glitter and glitz,

I love to sparkle and shine,

But I love to be dazzled and dazed

by more than a diamond,

more than a rock, 

than things.

It's pretty words I want. 

No matter what people tell you,

words and ideas can change the world.

Life is short.  There is no time

to leave important words

unsaid

.

P.s. ~to my love~

This does not mean you're off the hook, you still have to get me a ring. Love you.