Species of the plant genus Lithops are the most well known members of the group of succulent plants commonly referred to as Living Stones. Native only to the deserts of South Africa. ♥A BLESSED EARTH DAY♥ These plants reminded me of a poem by DJ Opperman. TE KLIP OM TE BOOM Klip kan net klip, sy teel is onderverdeel tot stomme klippertjies duinend rondmeel Boom kan net boom, word langer en ook swanger tot singende boompies voël om die voorsanger Maar voorwaar: voor boom kan boom moet klip eers klip, en klip teel swaar - glo miljoene jaar It's dificult to translate but I found a improvisation of the Afrikaans poem by D.J. Opperman from Pierre's Poetry: TOO STONE TO TREE / TOO THICK TO TREE Stones can only stone in finest subdivision of Occam’s granularity blowing like the dunes Trees can only tree elongate and impregnate to saplings singing cock-a-doodle-do But it is true before trees can tree stones must bone - for million years
