{"line1":"There was a stone that I once saw,","line2":"dry,","line3":"hardened,","line4":"firm.","line5":"It must be heavy.","line6":"So unsightly, I thought.","line7":"But when I picked it up,","line8":"how light it was","line9":"and soft,","line10":"not a stone at all.","line11":"With my hands,","line12":"I broke it apart,","line13":"revealing the oh-so-succulent seeds","line14":"of a pomegranate.","line15":"Had I listened to the thoughts","line16":"by which I had first judged,","line17":"never would I have known","line18":"such a taste.","seoTitle":"Unsightly Stone — A Poem About Not Judging by Appearances","seoDescription":"A stone that reveals pomegranate seeds within. A meditation on the deceptive nature of first impressions and hidden beauty.","keywords":"poem about appearances, don't judge a book poem, hidden beauty poetry, pomegranate poem, first impressions poem"}