Or perhaps it has another form that only you can see and imagine. What story does the simple stone tell? Where did it come from? Isn't it like stones you yourself have picked up on your travels? Why do we keep such things? Reminders of all that has gone before, perhaps they keep us.
Ari Berk & Carolyn Dunn, Coyote Speaks: Wonders of the Native American World
appearance, reminders, story