Amulet

My pebble is a leaf,

With quartz in veins not sap.

A finding incomplete,

My pebble is a leaf--

Mandorla with two cracks,

Its geni now released--

My pebble is a leaf,

With quartz in veins not sap.

Laura Stickney 2024

 

Notes: 

amulet--A charm for protection

mandorla--Ancient sacred symbol.

A narrow oval shape tapering to a

point at each end.

geni--Scottish word for genie or

genius.

top image--Antique botanical print. 

lower image--Photograph of pebble

found in Scotland and subject of poem.