I do not have a heart of stone

I do not have a heart of stone

but my heart deeply attached to a stone

Roaming the rugged terrains for decades

has created a strong bond with dear stone

My professional life is spent trying to

identify you and study you in depth

To unravel the history and tectonics

which have shaped the mother earth

for millions of years, its top layer crust

I regret that I have hit you with hammer

To probe you and understand you in depth

Your attributes I had put down in paper

Marked your identity and character

In a Geological map to be seen forever

In the remote area and God forsaken place

I used to get engaged with you in a grace

Hours spent with you had tinge of romance

No other person must have bothered to trace

You, and glossed over to your utter disgrace

Yes, I am a Geologist who loves you, my dear stone

           ………………Narayan Gadagkar