Sterling Silver Book of e.e. cummings poetry with Fordite Heart (3 pages)
I've had this Fordite heart in my stash for years. Fordite is (according to Wikipedia) "Fordite, also known as Detroit agate or Motor City agate, is a lapidarist term for polished pieces of finely-layered paint masses from automobile factories. The masses consist of automotive paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished." It is usually multi colored and swirled, so that makes this amber colored heart even more rare and unusual. But I knew it was the stone required for this particular piece, and this particular poem by e.e. cummings: i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the de