June Pearl Month - References to Pearls in Poetry and Songs
In June, Pearl Month, let's appreciate how poems and songs throughout history describe the value and beauty of pearls and use pearls as a metaphor for the important things in life.
"Life is like a precious pearl. - "Lailah Gifty Akita "Life is like a precious pearl." - Lailah Gifty Akita (inspirational writer)
"We follow a path of discovery, strung like pearls on a thread of curiosity, lending richness to our work." - James Krenov “We walk a path of discovery, like pearls on a string of curiosity, which enriches our work.” - James Krenov (Master Carpenter)
"And precious the tear as that rain from the sky, which turns into pearls as it falls in the sea." - Thomas Moore "And precious tears, like raindrops from heaven, fall into the sea and become pearls." - Thomas Moore (English politician, writer, philosopher and utopian socialist)
"The Workd is your Oyster. YOU are the Pearl." - Unknown Author "The world is your oyster. You are the pearl." - Unknown author
"Sacredness grew like a pearl, sometimes around the most unlikely bits of grit." - SM Stirling "The sacred sometimes grows like a pearl around the most unlikely grains of sand." - S.M. Sterling (science fiction and fantasy author)
"Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare and precious as a pearl." - Tahar Ben Jelloun "True friendship, like true poetry, is extremely rare and as precious as a pearl." - Tahar Ben Jelloun (Moroccan writer)
"I consider myself a black pearl, rare in my authenticity." - Sanjo Jendayi “I consider myself a black pearl, rare in my authenticity.” - Sanjo Jendayi (Inspirational Speaker, Amazon Bestselling Author, Spoken Word Artist, Reiki Master, and Master Life Coach)
"I like the laughter that opens the lips and the heart, and shows at the same time the pearls and the soul." - Victor Hugo "I love the laughter that opens the lips and the heart, that reveals at the same time the pearl and the soul." -Victor Hugo (Romantic writer and politician)
"An oster who was not injured will never produce pearls, because the pearl is the healed wound." - Unknown Author "An unwounded oyster will never produce a pearl, for a pearl is a healed wound." - Unknown author
"O My black pearl, the rare one, the one which is found once in a lifetime..." - Khuddar "Oh, my black pearl, a rare one, found only once in a lifetime..." - Khuddar
"A pearl is only a pearl once it's out of its shell." - Nigerian Proverb "A pearl is only a pearl when it is removed from its shell." - Nigerian proverb
"Does love always for, like a pearl, around the hardened bits of life?" - Andrew Greer "Is love always like pearls? The hardened fragments that surround life?" - Andrew Greer (novelist and short story writer)
"He who would search for pearls must dive below." - John Dryden "He who seeks pearls must dive to the bottom." - John Dryden (poet)
"Next to spund judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world." - Jean de La Bruyère "Apart from good judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world." - Jean de La Bruyère (philosopher and moralist)
"And we laughed at the world. They can have their diamonds, and we'll have our pearls." - Jill Sobule "We laugh at the world. They can have their diamonds and we will have our pearls." - Jill Sobel (composer and musician)
"Did you know you are a pearl of a great price? You are the treasure hidden in a field." - Poema Chronicles "Do you know you are a pearl of great price? You are a treasure hidden in the fields." - Poema Chronicles Lyrics
"A new word. Bright with possibilities. A flawless pearl to turn over and over in my hand, then put away for safekeeping." - Jennifer Donnelly "A new word. Full of possibilities. A flawless pearl that I turned over and over in my hands before putting away for safekeeping." - Jennifer Donnelly (historical fiction writer)
"The pearl is the queen of gems and gem of queens." - Grace Kelly Pearls are the queen of gems and the jewel of queens. - Grace Patricia Kelly (Princess of Monaco and American actress)
I wish you who have a birthday in June a happy life and beauty as noble as pearls and treasures.
