Author's Note

Short desc.: Poem about a lake superior agate.
Reasons for inclusion: Early version of agate from found object before being rewritten.
Extra notes: The lake superior agate is the rock included in the cover for found object, and also a subject of discussion in the first episode of the TV show Joe Pera Talks With You.

lake superior agate [POEM]

you were a gift
from someone i love
it’s easy to forget that
that you love someone
it's hard to say those words
“i love you”
it's easy to
look at a rock
at a lake superior agate
and remember
why
and how
and know
know that it's love