no diamonds for me

no rocks on my wedding ring

no blood on my hands

Laura Muskatevc

A beach of stones

Is lying in front of me

Birds are running around

Lise Petersen

Steady they reside

Changed by water, wind, and time

Pebbles and mountains

Eric Horsch

soft and damp the moss

creeps up the side of the rock

green against grey

Lindsay Ludwig

Underneath my feet

the small rocks feel hot and sharp

pointing towards the sun

Kim Layden

a browning maple

fighting against gravity,

leaning on a hill

Mitch Voss

The stone in my hand

Glides softly along my skin

As it calms my soul

Brittany Bethel

clustered together

far too small to stand alone

chilling in the night

Kelly Miller

when i was young, i

searched the beach for rocks,

finding the right one.

Mia Gruenberg

Gently rolling hills

old glacial rocks protruding

the animals graze

Jessica Barman

under the rocks are

roly-pollies and fat worms

crawling in the soil

Erin Besinger

On the lake bottom

the stones sit quietly

washed by gentle waves

Chris Olson

With some steps toward eco-effectiveness/p>

We can act towards our goals of objectiveness

No more cradle-to-grave

It’s time that we save,

Ourselves from vast eco-defectiveness

Anna Green