There are rubies, sapphires, and emeralds,
But you were the most precious stone to behold,
I didn’t treasure your love till I was broke,
Now I propose not with diamonds, but coal.

By Ryan Olejnik
There are rubies, sapphires, and emeralds,
But you were the most precious stone to behold,
I didn’t treasure your love till I was broke,
Now I propose not with diamonds, but coal.
Ryan Olejnik is an author, computer scientist, music journalist, musician, record producer and photographer. He is currently writing a novella, an anthology of short stories and a volume of poetry. He is a music journalist for Tapevine Magazine and a record producer for Farm Out Music. He has a sci-fidelic rock project known as Starjelly and releases instrumental electronic music as Torchard. View all posts