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This large Nanham River stone from the eastern mountainous region of South Korea has a deep rich dark brown color and numerous ridges and valleys resulting from long exposure to flowing waters.

living water 

natural flow 

of ideas


Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Italy











late day shade

the long stretch 

of a condor

          

Margaret Tau, USA










bonfire ash

escaping skyward 

we point to the moon

       

Margaret Tau, USA














trust and belief 

a mountain sensei displays  

his long-lived stone 

          

Ernesto P. Santiago, The Philippines 


















ridge and valley 

creating highlights and shadows

fingerprints on stone 

          

Ernesto P. Santiago, The Philippines 











standing tall

my fortitude remains

in the river’s mouth

           

Joanna Ashwell, UK













mountain shadow

within the reach

of wishing stars

           

Joanna Ashwell, UK














stone by stone

fused in water

love’s many tongues

       

Joanna Ashwell, UK


















bearing the tables

of stone… his face falls

as does the law

         

Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, USA

















the wisdom of age

hardened unrelenting

but carved by time

         

Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, USA





ancient sage

walking the path of learning

master of wisdom

          

Sherri J Moye-Dombrosky, USA







flowing river— 

an ancient mountain’s 

slow rise
          


Neena Singh, India









winter light 

sacred deities emerge 

from stone
          


Neena Singh, India 


winter rain— 

dark ridges rise 

like prayers​:

time carves us 

r​elentlessly

          

Neena Singh, India