The Life of Stones

Stones, pebbles rolling underfoot, granite boulders, face of a cliff standing, running water, water eroding stone into soft sand, rivers eating away limestone bit by bit, caves form, time scours rock, symbol of forever, eternity. seemingly indestructible - the Alps, the Andes, and Rocky Mountains thrusting fierce against the sky. Great walls carved of stone, skyscrapers rise, houses are built on rock. Volcanoes spew red-orange molten rock flowing, destroying, relentless, searing, yet creator of new land, of new stone. Rock -symbol of permanence, over eons eaten by erosion, becoming stones, pebbles and sand.