I'm going to be practicing what some may call poetic prose, and what others may call, 'over-adorned and bulky text'. I don't know, I figure it may serve well to do some practice. Here is a short piece I've just written. Please help by pointing out where things may seem excessively decorated. Although, do keep in mind I'm mainly focusing on description. In a nice way.

'Dense, heavily-wooded walls of trees flank the area around a dimunitive valley, upon which a massive jet-black rock juts up from the ground. Around this rock, many other much smaller ones similar to it lay embedded in the grassy terrain near it. The boulder reaches as high as the surrounding forest itself, its glossy surface a shining ebony beacon at night, reflecting the vivid moonlight in its wake. It is a gemstone, finely cut and crafted by Nature itself. '

I'm definitely planning on adding more, but I'd just like to start with this for now.