Smoothe as marble, silken, cool;

Sinuous veins curved in lines, metallic grooves;

Marks in time, as tectonic plates move;

Traces locked in strata, history running through.

Hard as granite, wild weather worn;

Quartz crystal flecks, glisten in the Sun;

Exposed from the depths of Earth, to tower and soar;

In land sculpted mountains, rocky hills and tors.

Cold as slate, thin, foliated, sharp edged;

Made from mudstone, volcanic ash and clay;

Flat, straight, fine grained, styled in layers;

Raindrops drip down from grey roof tiles.

Strong as rock, mega metamorphic stock;

Molton minerals, plasma, dissolving gas, hot;

Volcanic rivers running red, fluid lava, life lost;

Cooling, hardening, eroding into nutrient-rich soil.

Stone carved, engraved, polished, ground;

Stone touched, felt, held, admired;

Stone igeneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, hard;

Crystal energy, spiritual synergy, healing power,

Sue Cartwright

Spiral Leaf

[Edited 17 April 2026]

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