While ancient scribes
Ascribed beauty to woman
In gems and precious stones
Mined from rock foundations
Cut and polished down
Wisdom since grew
As if a rift in continental shelf rose upward 
In a century
An erudite woman
Granite forza
Seams of gold
Aged beautifully 
Weathered by adventure 
Silver gums whisp
At altitude
Trunks stretched
Twisting through time
Cool tarn serene
Rare species bloom
Miniature native orchids
Unfold in leaf litter
Heavenly bodies
Encircle her beauty 
Revealed by gibbous moon