{"line1":"Life makes us","line2":"a smooth stone","line3":"wearing away our edges","line4":"one ripple at a time.","line5":"Leaving us","line6":"pock-marked,","line7":"but smooth.","line8":"Pock-marked,","line9":"but smooth.","seoTitle":"Stone in Hand — A Short Poem About How Life Shapes Us","seoDescription":"Life wears away our edges one ripple at a time, leaving us pock-marked but smooth. A short meditative poem about resilience and time.","keywords":"short poem about life, resilience poetry, time and change poem, stone metaphor poem, contemplative poetry"}