We are....

...back to normal, but all is not well,
the trip was okay, but mom looks like hell;
but we'll see about that, as time goes by,
in the meantime, get ready to fly.

Why am I showing you a pile of rocks?
Well, that's a quarry, source of "peace talks",
that rock is pipestone, kind of petrified mud;
easy to carve, but, it will break with a 'thud'.

At the Pipestone National Monument, you'd take this trail,
down to the quarry, you might need a pail,
of something to carry you chipping tools,
this place is sacred, no place for fools.

These lands provided an important source,
of stone for peace pipes, smoked in a circle, of course;
it's in the southwest corner of Minnesota state,
it's better preserved now, before it's too late.

It's home to these, Winnewissa Falls too,
and a small Lake, that is not filled with goo;
it's out on the prairie, in the grasslands,
where hunters on horseback, traveled in bands.

Now home to wild flowers, beautiful blooms,
and a museum, nice things in those rooms.
It's a good place to go and maybe reflect on the past,
or, just to be glad, when we have peace at last.

There is a lesson, with the peace pipe stone.
Where ever you go, you won't feel alone,
if you make friends, with people you meet;
all people on earth deserve a friendly greet.

Enjoy!