Gathering Moss

If a rolling stone can gather no moss

then time to explain that to Brian Jones

his stone is now an emerald green cross

sitting atop what is left of his bones

now turned chartreuse by the passage of time

the rootless sphagnum gathers around them

left to their own devices and made to climb

by sending out tiny tendrils that hem

his granite round where the rain water pools

truth be told a rolling moss gathers rocks

those who say otherwise are the same fools

trying the right keys on all the wrong locks

forget trying hard to move like Jagger

for moss will always soften the swagger