Basalt Core

Dark loam clings to fingernails as the spade strikes a fossilized seed pod embedded deep within the composted strata. This relic defies the surrounding rot, standing like polished obsidian against the raw chalk of decomposed seasons. Such endurance suggests that any new bloom is merely an excavation from these compressed layers of previous failures and triumphs. As stems loosen from their grip on the past, this sedimented pattern offers a silent, solid ground for what follows.