Stepping stones originally designed and executed in clay form for an elementary school project c. 2002. Re-modeled from memory.

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Waiting to leave school, I marveled at my classmates' names scrawled into the clay disks, encrusted with shiny marbles, precious sea shells, and shards of ceramic tiles.

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Envious of the girl who used her Barbie's shoes for ornament; curious about the boy who still wrote his 'S's backwards; amazed each time at how much I loved my peers’ beautiful stones.

 

We took it all in everyday after 3pm, in the warm and fading afternoon sun.

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Stowed away snacks came out, secret handshakes were made, songs were sung and games were played on the stepping stone path. 

Our names beneath our feet.

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The road to home will always be remembered fondly...