The Thieves of Diamonds by Barbara Meyer-Spidell

The Thieves of Diamonds by Barbara Meyer-Spidell circa 1993

The Thieves of Diamonds
Long Black Glove -ed hands
Open the Palm -ed
There a Lily Stands

The Flower perched and waiting for the moment of just
the taker of the flower taketh he must


The thieve of Diamonds- not a thieve at all
the loved lily forsaketh
the loved lily forsaketh
the loved lily forsaketh them all


tenfold the bastard as I the bitch
tenfold the income and your the witch
tenfold the beauty and lover demise
tenfold love tossed and lost
tenfold love lost
tenfold love tossed and you're still lost in your lover's eyes


tenfold the dragon that comes out at night
tenlovered worth and hope is your might
you wish oftenmayed
you wish oftenmight
you wish you had your true love -ed delight

tenfold love tossed out your window- still lost
ten pence you're still lost in those sweet dragon-tempered, ten lovered worth
tenfold incomed and he's still the bastard, lost in your lover's eyes---------.