Gemma

Music: Sonata No. K103.
By Domenico Scarlatti. Sequenced by John Sankey.

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Gemma is a--should I say it?--gem.
Even apart, she sparkles in my mind,
More brilliant than all other jewels combined,
Making all the rest of life go dim.
After her, no smile will seem the same.

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