Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Pikes Peak Pebble Pups

Saturday, April 4, 2020

The Crystal

By Josilyn Teague

Like a prism the crystal sparkles.
Always making us witness to its marvels.
How does it always captivate us some ask?
But the crystal stays quiet for it has but one task—
To make us all want it, to make us say I must have it.
To make us cry if we don’t, but brag if we have it.
The crystal laughs as it sees us a bustle,
It wins our hypothetical battle without any muscle.

But we don’t want the crystal for its beauty.
We want to wear it and become that same ruby.
But why does the crystal want you to be jealous of it for?
Because deep down it knows it’s just a mineral and it will never be more.

A solitary crystal. Image by Robert Strasser from Pixabay




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Through this blog pebble pups and junior members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society can access their lessons, work on assignments and projects, and receive details about field trips in the Pikes Peak Region. This Internet program is also suitable for young people who are interested in Earth science but do not live near a rock club or gem and mineral society or for young people anywhere who want a deeper dive into these topics. The only requirement is that all participants must be members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society and must fill out the CSMS membership form (under important websites) and send their registration and membership fee in. Steven Veatch is the senior instructor and will need an email from you with your name, address, phone number, and permission from your parents to participate in this program.