My Grandmother's Paper Clips

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My Grandmother's Paper Clips

They belonged to my grandmother,

and to her grandmother before her.

The craftsmanship is beautiful.

These are Gem clips,

made of steel wire,

bent into a perfect double loop.

None of my friends have anything similar.

They are a link to my female ancestors.

I have worn them all my life.

The clasp is strong,

 they can’t be removed.

GloPoWriMo Day 12 - a poem about a dull thing that you own.

The poem was based on the following anecdote of something that happened to me in 2011:

My Grandmother's Earrings

These earrings belonged to my grandmother. She got them from her grandmother when she was a little girl. In a way, they are a link to my female ancestors. 

The craftsmanship is beautiful. The earrings are flower-shaped and the blue petals are made of turquoise, which is my favourite stone.

A long time ago I decided I was going to wear them. They were different from anything my friends had. I wore them constantly for 20 years. The clasp is very strong and it was hard to remove them even when I wanted to. Until about a week ago when I lost one of them. I was really unhappy, but two days later I found it lying on the carpet, hiding in plain sight.

I was under the impression that my female ancestors were trying to tell me something. 

What could that be?