{"line1":"The most precious of gifts","line2":"I have to give is a necklace—","line3":"a necklace made of gems,","line4":"gems made of memories,","line5":"memories made of time","line6":"spent together in each other's gaze.","line7":"","line8":"With each new day","line9":"we shape a new bead,","line10":"polish it brightly,","line11":"and fasten it to the thread.","line12":"","line13":"Long and lavish,","line14":"it grows.","line15":"","line16":"When you are without me,","line17":"adorn yourself","line18":"in the splendor of these jewels.","line19":"","line20":"Look deeply into each gem,","line21":"and you will find me there—","line22":"adoring you,","line23":"our love in full bloom.","line24":"","line25":"The most precious of gifts","line26":"I have to give is a necklace—","line27":"a necklace made of gems,","line28":"gems made of memories,","line29":"memories made of time","line30":"spent together in each other's gaze.","line31":"","line32":"In every bead","line33":"exists a record of our lives.","line34":"","line35":"If a gem fades in color,","line36":"so too a memory.","line37":"","line38":"If a gem is lost,","line39":"so is a day once lived.","line40":"","line41":"And if the necklace slips","line42":"from the neck","line43":"so too","line44":"fall years","line45":"into nothingness.","seoTitle":"A Necklace for Zawadi — A Poem of Memory, Love, and the Passage of Time","seoDescription":"A poem about the gift of shared memories strung together like gems on a necklace, where each bead holds a day lived and loss means time fading — by Pemba Umoja.","keywords":"necklace poem, memories and love poetry, gems of time poem, Zawadi poem, Pemba Umoja poetry, romantic poetry"}