This modern memento mori cuff bracelet is designed as a piece of mourning jewelry and is etched with my original poem, Where Bluebirds Brood:
Such happiness had I with you that
bluebirds brood and vie
to rest where once you whispered–
to nest among the shape where
a moment stayed your cheek–
to sing the air where scent of your hair fades–
and bathe in light that falls
where you cannot sleep.
–Teresa Kiplinger
Vitreous enamel, sterling silver, original poem. Etched, torch fired.
