“Rocking and Rolling”
What does it mean?
Where rocks are the king
And crystals are queen.
A little gift shop
In the heart of our town.
It’s a social center ...
Where rock hounds are found.
The owner is a lady
As bubbly as her name
An effervescent geologist,
Jeanette Champagne.
Her shop is all Nevada,
Teaching geology,
The love of Mother Nature
With all its diversity.
Every stone, it has a purpose —
Grounding you and me.
From the toothpaste that we use
To the crystals in our TV,
All that we possess
Is either grown or mined
In some fine way.
She has rocks, beads, crystals and minerals
Found in our Nevada clay.
She started a rock hound club
Here in Carson City.
Everyone is welcome
Even the itty-bitty.
If you need to be entertained,
She has a singing deer.
Lights come on,
You can sing along,
Mr. Buck is here.
So it was a great find!
The crystals were aligned.
Find your geocache treasure right here!
Jenny Schnabel is a graduate of Arizona State University with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She also exhibits at the Brewery Arts Center. She welcomes poem ideas at carsoncitypoet@gmail.com. Rocking and Rolling is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at 402 N. Curry St., Carson City, Nevada 89703. It’s open by appointment on other days. Call the store at 775-315-7403 or the office at 775-267-5144.
