The Rock Remembers

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Linda Lee Lyberg

“Geologists have a saying – rocks remember.” -Neil Armstrong

What does this rock dream while it sleeps in the sun?

Does it recall wooly mammoths that once trod this land
can the rock remember its birth and how it came to be

Was it once in a green flowing river that honed with gritty sand,
then etched and shaped it into a heart of weathered grey stone

Is this rock’s only destiny to never beat or understand
what loving someone with all your heart means
yet it can remember the beginning of you and me?

Author’s Note: I enjoy collecting rocks, stones, crystals and minerals. I found this one on a walk last year and first wrote about it here: Heart-Shaped Stone

Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 24 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page

Category: PoetryTags: Poem, Poetry

5 Comments on “The Rock Remembers”

msjadeli
August 1, 2020

I think rocks and poets walk hand in hand. Wonderful musings on the heart of a heart-shaped stone. I love my rocks and stones. They always look prettier when wet, which tells me they were born in the water ❤

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- Linda Lee Lyberg
  August 1, 2020
  
  Yes, you are so right on both counts! Thank you Lisa.
  
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  - msjadeli
    August 1, 2020
    
    You are very welcome.
    
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thereluctantpoet
August 5, 2020

Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.

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