POTENTIA PETRAM (POWER ROCK) by JORDYN and CHLOE VIVIERS Long ago, before your time Before the feet of the living treaded the earth Before the green of plantae peppered the land Where the only thing for miles and miles Was the dusty gray of barren rock and the common explosion of light and heat from under the earth A star so bright Converged with another forging a product of pure light A crystal, a gift from the Gods far above A beauty that could create and destroy An object that would be the destruction of love It fell to earth within a fiery meteorite Lodging itself deep within the earth For millions of years it stayed undiscovered It’s beauty never uncovered But one day, when the earth shuddered and tore A hand reached out for it It’s grimy fingers reaching into the newly formed pit Dirty smudges smeared on the crystals now imperfect face It’s founder is that of the most unworthy A human, greedy, and untrustworthy … -Jordyn Viviers
From barren rock he built a town Which attracted much renown Soon did travelers collect To glimpse the famed object Now jewels encrusted on his crown Once did a bard write a tale That near wound him up in jail He misled for a kick Called the founder sick All the while in stolen chain mail
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