Amber is...

Solidified lynx urine
petrified whale sperm
a concretion of birds' tears

mineralised honey, the core
of light rays trapped by the waves
and tumbled onto the sand

resinous blood of primaeval forests
metamorphosed mammoth dung
chunks of smashed yellow sky

translucent tombs for extinct microbes
glistening sputum of the gods
the glossy excretions of stars

preserved menstrual blood of mermaids
fossilised shards from eclipsed moons
caramelised sun.