Saturday, February 25, 2012

Natural Archaeology I and II

Elegant fragments
in every size

I never see a rock
I do not want to pick up
and examine

puzzle pieces
of a vast expanse

I came late
to this relationship
as sand-drenched native

millions, billions
in far-flung middens

once introduced
these magnetic treasures
captured my soul

ready to reveal
encrypted secrets

now true aficionado
connoisseur, collector
ever seeking stories

of the planet's
long-ago passions

in nature's
casually tossed aside
revelatory shards.

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