I can see this poem as a memory of a good time you had with your family. It seems to me you are very fond of your family here and I like the details you used. I love poems that are based off reality. Memories are made of bliss... I like this line because they truly are. No matter what we go through there are always good times we can remember. Great poem overall. :)

Actually, this is one of my fav poems by you. It seems your mom( or the narrator's mother) doesn't treasure the hard work your dad put into collecting those pearls, it makes me wonder why? Perhaps, he didn't spend as much time with his family that he didn't make as many memories with them, than he spent by looking for those pearls. So in a way, I can see why the mom would feel the way she feels, but I can also feel the words of the Grandmother. So in a way, I like the story behind but I also like that this piece makes me think, I can actually make different interpretations until I arrive to an adequate one. And in a way, I could just ramble but in a few words, I like it.

Judging comment:

The reason I love this poem so much is because of how pretty and unique it is. I don't recall ever having come across something like this before and that allows the poem to stay with me for a long time after reading it, even without keep coming back to it. (Although I admit I did, and fell more in love with it each time.)

I found the structure of the poem appealing, it was almost like you had so many fragmented thoughts and feelings that you were in a rush to lay them all down before you forgot them, like you had so many that if you tried to rationalise them you'd lose focus and forget some of them, and I found this to work really well with this poem as the finished result was like you just had to say everything in mind, and although it appears fragmented it works wonders as it gives your readers a chance to share in your sense of urgency.

I found the Grandmother's words to be the most moving part as they are full of such hope, inspiration and positivity, which creates such conflicting emotions for the reader given most of the poem is found to be bittersweet and melancholic.

Very pretty.