Stones Poem by Laurence Overmire

I hold a stone in my hand
Carved with a single word
Magic

Within its small condensed
Circumference
Is the entire Universe

The beginning and end of time

It is part of me
And I am part of it

All that I love
Everyone I know
All of us come together

In the stone

If you haven't yet grasped this
Enchanting truth
Pick up a stone yourself

Hold it in your hand
Look closely

The word you carve with your own
Mind's eye
Is the word that shapes your

Destiny.

~ Laurence Overmire