Weathered Grain of Sand

Weathered Grain of Sand
3/18/13

Do you ever look upon a grain of weathered sand
and think to ask just how it came to be?
Perhaps it started out a boulder in the desert
or maybe a shell deep in a stormy sea.
Could it have once been at the peak of a mountain
or down in the blackest abyss?
A wandering pebble down the Mississippi
a stone lightly skipped o'er Lake Isis?

Whatever the journey of this weathered grain of sand
it's clear it was a crushing fight.
Years of toil, storms, wind, and rain
have produced this perfect grain refined.
Soft to the touch, this warm powdered sugar
is smooth, soothing, new.
Time has passed, and life's been hard
but this weathered grain of sand stands true.