Pups Celebrate National Poetry Month

The Grand Traverse Area Rock and Mineral Club’s Pebble Pups and Teen Earth Science Scholars Celebrate National Poetry Month

Artifact
Green as emerald
Ancient civilization
Sacred rituals

    By Nathan Peters, 10th grade

Photomicrograph of a chrysoprase bead made
by the ancient Pyu civilization.
This artifact measures 9.5 mm across.
Photo © Steven Veatch.

Puddingstone
I am forgotten
But not lost—formed by pressure
A story of the past

    By Tim Bashore, 10th grade

A puddingstone found in a Michigan
 farmer’s field. Photo © Steven Veatch.

Restart
An asteroid hit
The Triceratops and others died 
Life started again
    By Bo White, 1st grade

A Triceratops out for a
Mesozoic stroll. Sketch by S. W. Veatch.

Sabertooth
Saber is coming!
Mammoth gets stuck in the tar 
Saber eats the mammoth.
    By Clayton Sedlacek, 3rd grade

A sabertooth cat stalks prey.
From the S. W. Veatch postcard collection.

Flight
It flies with its wings
The Archaeopteryx takes meat
Dinosaurs are dead
    By Brady Sedlacek, Kindergarten

An Archaeopteryx gets ready to fly.

Sketch by S. W. Veatch.

Amethyst
The color purple
This amethyst is bumpy
To hold and to touch
    By Scarlett Sedlacek, 2nd grade

Formerly known as “grape agate,”
these specimens are now considered to be amethyst,
not chalcedony. Source: Mindat.org. Photo © Steven Veatch.