Sleeping like stone, my daughter
I hear god whisper through your rocky ribcage
Cradled in earth, you now speak to me
Of being too holy for this place
Author notes
This petrified stone fetus was found in South America. It is currently on display in Berlin.
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A contest entry
- Stones! by AliceinPoetryLand.
700 points, ended January 15, 2007, 12 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Oh my!!! This poem is awesome and the graphic is also very deep and spiritual. To think that a stone one was a child is mind boggling. You poem is truly a treasure
Good luck to you in the contest…Cotton
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Yes, is it not one of the most sacred things you have seen? It simply blew me away...
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Oh dear, this is wonderful and so sad.I. too, am speechless. What a truly wonderful write and tribute to such a sad event
Thank you so much for this entry and good luck in my contest
Gaylene
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I have a saced stone that the earth gave me. I cracked a rock open and in it is a dionsaur period fetus. I have had to guard it carefully and do not keep it with me but leave it with a sacred person for safe keeping. I ahve been offered great deals of money for it, but it was a gift from the earth for some reason and I hold it very sacred. This poem speaks to the holiness of that stone child in Berlin's possession. And, of course, of sorrow of a grieving mother.
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Oh now this is good! It's shares great emotions in speaking of an innocent too pure for this Earthly life so well.Loved it!~~Suseann
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I was asked to speak at a memorial for a friend's baby girl. I ahve always believed that they are taken back so they would not meet, perhaps, something worse than death. I do beleive it is because they are too holy for this world.
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Holy
my eyes are still popped out of my head. I have never seen anything like that before and i love the piece you wrote with it. Excellent just excellent.
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thank you lilrochick. I had seen a special on this petrified fetus, some time ago. It's image stayed with me and when this poem came..I had to go find it.
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Speechless!!!!
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slowly and as time goes on, sorrow changes it gravely voice to such a lovely hum of understanding....
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