I see the fire within you

Though they say you are cold

And while some say you’re but ice

I find you warm enough to hold

You’ve been lying for eons

In a rocky tomb I’m told

Yet when I watch your sparkle

I find you’re not that old

You’ve enhanced the golden crowns

Of Emperors and Kings of yore

And one always finds you mentioned

In fairy tales and gallantry lore

Men, they say, would kill for you

And others would die to possess

The rainbow that you carry within

Despite the mantle’s heavy press

And though you are so stony hard

You’re woman’s best friend

You embellish her and cherish her

Your lustre knows no end

What are you but carbon?

Yet, you’ve set the world aflame

Like some star that’s come to earth

Diamond is your name.