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Found : One Ruby

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I walked along the river shore, 
feeled mud between my toes, 
searched for coloured treasures, 
What I'll find no one know.

Maybe a deep green emerald, 
as green as Shire grass,
holding within the beauty
of a pretty hobbit lass.
 
Maybe I'll find a sapphire, 
with its certain hue. 
A gleaming rock of promise 
reminds of sea deep blue.

Maybe I'll find a diamond, 
sparkling like a star,
so beautiful and pure
to keep inside a jar.

Instead I found a red ruby, 
glinting bright with inner fire,
holding within the magic
found only in the Shire.