As happens in many natural places, this stony mass presents a facade of barren sterility. Gripped by Earth’s gravity, the rock seems weighted down by its own mass. Then we look more closely.
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Mass ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #221
Morose Monolith
Sullen mass of stone,
hosting only black lichen?
Seeds and spores found cracks.
Mellow Curmudgeon 
I love when granite breaks through a forest floor, all draped in the flotsam and jetsam of life.
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Stunning photographs — high quality images, well done.
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So glad U like them. The photos were scanned from ancient Ektachrome slides and needed substantial editing. The rise of digital cameras and editing is one of the ways the world has gotten better over recent decades. Wish there were more.
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I like this poem a lot.
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“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” Henry Miller. Thank you for sharing the magnificent world of that granite boulder, with your lovely photography and thoughtful haiku!
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