Stone Wonders

Things of Stone.

The Australian countryside is magnificent,

and very old. Our predecessors made great

use of stone from the volcanic past this country has,

in creating an abundant affinity with stone. Stones are warm

in the sun, cool in the shade, they are part

of the universe too. They are solid and grounded,

and just settle where they fall, sometimes for

thousands of years, even more in some places.

The first thing I saw when I climbed up into the new

land, was the stones like great mothers reclining on

the earth, and a bluestone mill. I immediately

studied them both, and sat down in the grass and

thought of the standing stones far away,

dotted in every country around the world,

plentiful and still standing, in spite of the

march of time. Stone has staying power. Stone

is reliable and strong and grounded.

With my swag and belongings around me,

I made ready to meet my guide.

copyright Monika Roleff 2006.