Hard
Solid
Stolid
Resolute
Solid
Stolid
Resolute
All such admirable
Qualities of stone
Though I prefer
Soft
Supple
Flowing
Fluid
All such admirable
Qualities of stone
Though I prefer
Soft
Supple
Flowing
Fluid
The trickle of water
Becomes a torrent
Becomes a stream
Becomes a river
All the while eating the rock
Over which it travels
Cleaving a rivulet
A channel
A chasm
A canyon