The Stone

[daisybean]

Okay, this is my first time posting my poetry here. So be kind

I see a stone on the beach
smooth and round
letting the tide play with it
tossing it around
sweeping it across the other stones

I watch as the force of the tide
grabs to stone
kicks it around
then leaves it as it makes it's retreat

Drying in the sun
given a rest from the merciless child
that brought it to my feet
this place
this time

I pick it up
near perfection, silky
shimmering flecks
was it once jagged
what was it before it's journey

I want to keep it
save it from the harsh hand of nature
but I can't
this is it's life
it's beauty is the result of it's journey
This stone
is not mine

I leave it
the return of the impish tide
will decide the stone's fate
take it to another place




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Daisy

Uncertainty...it can be a guiding light

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[ACROB@T]

I want to keep it
save it from the harsh hand of nature

Drying in the sun
given a rest from the merciless child

great lines your weaving daisy..look forward to more

 

[daisybean]

Thanks

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Daisy

Uncertainty...it can be a guiding light

AIM: daisyone75

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[BabyGrace]

that's truly beautiful Daisybean. I love the simplicity as well as the metaphorical nature of it; I can think of several things I could apply it to, which makes it powerful..

anyway, welcome, I'm glad you shared

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You make yourself vulnerable to change in your life. But in the end, you've got to become the change you want to see in the world.
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