Living Stone

author’s note:

Yes, we’re all stones.  But there are different types, of course.

I like to think of myself as a millstone.


LIVING STONE

I don’t think a corpse needs a grave
but the deceased still should have a stone--
just a plain flat rock in the grass
would be sufficient
if we add an inscription

such as:
this stone represents a stone
who endured
many quakes, many storms

as well as the mundane
slow relentless erosion.

Another rock in a construction
made of all the rocks ever born--
even if it disappears underground
this rock slab will still be around.

I say:
we’re all stones
and even the small or broken ones
contribute to the project.

Let’s give each stone
a stone marker
and at least a line or two.
Each marker a reminder:
we must stand strong
for the benefit of those
who will stand
on this stone foundation.

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