"The Marble Block" poem connects with the reader, bringing a moment of enlightenment. It is a road map of how to deal with pain. In this poem one faces their own marble block and learns where they are on their own personal journey in the present, and where they can be in the future. "The Marble Block" poem was made into an award winning animated film in 2022, "Marble Me Free". At a Zen Writing event on February 2023, "Marble Me Free" was shown as the prompt for those present to write and/or draw. This book combines the creations from that event with the poem that inspired them. 50% of the profits will be donated to Appamada.