Tome ishi, simple stones, simply bound,

pathmarkers in Japanese teagardens.

I construct my Stopping Stones from natural objects that beckon to me as I

wander in places dear: the Schuylkill; the Square; the Seine.

sacred objects, sacred places…

bound with thread & hope…

mark the path…

testify… to here

testify… to now

testify… to I am

testify to

there,

then,

was…

being

HERE.

NOW.

AM.