It is correct to write mother of pearl (without the hyphens) as well as mother-of-pearl (with the hyphens). Either way you want to write it is correct but you may be surprised to learn that mother of pearl is not a pearl at all. Mother of pearl does have some similarities to pearls.
The âring around the rosieâ was the circle of townspeople tending the pyre of bodies being burned in an attempt to stop the spread of the disease, hence, âashes, ashesâ, and âwe all fall downâ attests to the futility of this practice. As I heard the storyâ¦.
Ring around the rosie/A pocketful of posies/Ashes, ashes/We all fall down! Itâs long been thought this poem was about Englandâs Great Plague (which was truly awesome in the worst way possible). The rosy ring supposedly refered to the plagueâs rash.