Lithic Geometry

Dust coats your palms as you brush away the sediment, revealing a face carved from stone and shadow. These hollowed features spiral inward like a nautilus shell, tracing grooves that suggest a structure designed to endure long after the architect has vanished. As fine ceramic shards rest in the silt nearby, the heavy basalt slabs settle into place with a finality that silences the wind. Everything returns to these etched patterns, where even memory finds its quiet home among the strata.