Washed down from ancient mountains
Agates, slate, geodes, flint, sandstone, limestone
Criniods and other fossils from a shallow Devonian sea
Tumble and churn downstream for millions of years

Agates, slate, geodes, flint, sandstone, limestone
Gather on gravel bars, which shift and with every heavy rain
Tumbled and churned for millions of years
Peppered with civilization – stone tools, broken bricks, plastic, Mt. Dew cans

Gathered on gravel bars, which shift with every hard rain
Red, yellow, black and blue, bumpy and smooth- the sparkle of quartz
Peppered with civilization- broken cement, metal,  glass, cigarette butts
Scooped up, trucked, uphill, to roads and driveways

Red, yellow, black and blue, bumpy and smooth- the sparkle of quartz
Crinoids and other fossils from a shallow Devonian sea
Scooped up, trucked, uphill, to roads and driveways
To be washed, again, from ancient mountains