talisman

i get lost
within the blue
flashes of fire
glimmer of magic
a promise held
talisman
treasure
tie to the past
hope for the future
my grandma's opal
my mother's opal
my opal
i reach for it
clutch it carefully
and dream
of dusty deserts
and beaches
and the smell
of eucalyptus
across the oceans deep
they reach
and wrap
envelope me
tethered ever
by the tear drop
that hangs
around my neck