who expects classical sculpture
in rural iowa town?
life-size figures of carrara marble
(think italy and michelangelo)
set with care inside massive stone shrine
rocky labyrinth of many rooms, this grotto of
the redemption hides like xenolith within prairie bedrock
created by concrete-mixing priest.
Melissa hosts quadrilles (44 word poems) at dVerse Poets. Theme is”xenolith” which is a fragment of foreign stone trapped inside larger igneous rock. Photos by lynn_
Sep 14, 2026 @ 10:19:24
What a feat by concrete cleric, and what an unlikely experience for anyone passing, but what a thing to enjoy and behold. I like how you use the word to bring this all out.
Sep 14, 2026 @ 15:50:52
Thanks, Paul, for your thoughtful comments…it really is a unique place!
Sep 09, 2026 @ 10:38:00
A fascinating place!
Sep 09, 2026 @ 08:50:00
Fascinating…
Sep 09, 2026 @ 13:28:06
The statues and stone artistry are impressive!
Sep 09, 2026 @ 01:24:32
Nicely done Lynn 🙏🏽
Sep 09, 2026 @ 07:27:41
Thank you for reading, Dawn 🙂
Sep 09, 2026 @ 13:13:03
It was a good read!!!
Sep 09, 2026 @ 00:51:10
That would be undexpected indeed, and surely fascinating.
Sep 09, 2026 @ 07:38:33
It is a fascinating place that I had visited as a child so it was interesting to see again.
Sep 09, 2026 @ 00:51:09
I like the idea of the ‘concrete-mixing priest’! Nicely written Lynn 👏
Sep 09, 2026 @ 07:40:27
Thanks for stopping by, Shaun. He was creatively busy for a lifetime!