I.
Magma intrusion.
Upwelling liquids take
form; hidden from view.
II.
Quartz, feldspars, micas,
slowly cooling, crystallised.
Rock solidified.
III.
Erosion reveals.
That which lies beneath, is now
bare, exposed to view.
IV.
Decomposition;
expansion cracks and fractures.
Rounded boulders rest.
V.
Exfoliation;
flakes of rock slough off the surface
like onion skin.
VI.
Forms, once revealed, soon
commence breaking down. Carried
by the wind; grains of sand.
posted by bek larkin
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