Ode to Button

 There once was a small, oval button

Lost among its larger, shiny cousins

together in a tin

its chances seemed rather slim

to be ever discovered.

Until one day a jeweler came along

pawing through the tin

of buttons: brass, bakelite, and bone,

looking for a button so rare

to set in a ring and to the world share.

That button she found covered in grime

surrounded by its brethren

meant to outshine.

The jeweler cleaned and buffed

this sweet oval shell

back to its glory

when all was well.

No longer on a shirt or in a tin

this beauty's life is 

just about

to begin.

here.