One shoe on and one shoe off, pocket of rocks
Music from TV commercial or cell phone ring
He bounces his feet, taps them, turns in circles
Only a handfull of teeth make up his wide grin
Clapping, turning, tapping, bouncing, grinning
Not 2 feet tall, not 2 years old, not a problem
Daily Small Stones for the River of Stones Project
Jul 4, 2011
Jul 3, 2011
A New Project
Starting in earnest to write a stone each day in July. Below are July 1-3's installments (had some computer issues). Thank you Fiona for ths opprotunity to do this again.
Four Men at Table
Four men gather at the table in the diner
One orders oats and toast with a few raisins
A cup of hot water to wash it down
Man Two has a small dish of non-descript fruit
He also has toast and a cup of hot water with lemon
Three and four both had the special with links and bacon
Three had Four's sausage and Four got Three's bacon
Three drank dark coffee dark, no creamer no sugar
Four drank several glasses of ice water including Two's
One orders oats and toast with a few raisins
A cup of hot water to wash it down
Man Two has a small dish of non-descript fruit
He also has toast and a cup of hot water with lemon
Three and four both had the special with links and bacon
Three had Four's sausage and Four got Three's bacon
Three drank dark coffee dark, no creamer no sugar
Four drank several glasses of ice water including Two's
Strawberries After the Rain
Next to the garden a line of stones defines a little patch of strawberries
Vines extending out to fill the space and then some, new plants everywhere
Small red fruit hangs just out of site beneath the dark green leaves
Little pill bugs and smaller slugs take refuge in the ripest and lowest ones
Behind them the raspberries stand erect against the house, spreading as well
Only small white flowers at their ends along with delayed green promises
Vines extending out to fill the space and then some, new plants everywhere
Small red fruit hangs just out of site beneath the dark green leaves
Little pill bugs and smaller slugs take refuge in the ripest and lowest ones
Behind them the raspberries stand erect against the house, spreading as well
Only small white flowers at their ends along with delayed green promises
Blue Jay
Sky blue blending to white
A dark feather resemling an eylash above his eye
Larger than the robins and starlings that he easily chases off
He eats his fill of the seeds laid out and scatters the rest
An orange tabby lays nearby in the sun, unmoved
A dark feather resemling an eylash above his eye
Larger than the robins and starlings that he easily chases off
He eats his fill of the seeds laid out and scatters the rest
An orange tabby lays nearby in the sun, unmoved
Jun 20, 2011
Turtle and Koi
Next to the backyard pond, a new deck,
wide boards of eastern oregon yellow pine
smooth and clear, nothing wiggles or creaks
The owner remarks of the number of screws
Next he speaks of the future and impending decay
Meanwhile the water continues to fall over the rocks
Manatee sized koi drink the oxgen rich solution
and the turtles sit still, just soaking it in, just being
wide boards of eastern oregon yellow pine
smooth and clear, nothing wiggles or creaks
The owner remarks of the number of screws
Next he speaks of the future and impending decay
Meanwhile the water continues to fall over the rocks
Manatee sized koi drink the oxgen rich solution
and the turtles sit still, just soaking it in, just being
Jun 5, 2011
Living Room
A white vaulted ceiling above irregular walls splashed with yellow
Leather and dark wood furniture meter the spaces between all
Around the room the relations sit, eat, drink, absorbing the air
Two small children climb, dance, shriek and observe good theater
Leather and dark wood furniture meter the spaces between all
Around the room the relations sit, eat, drink, absorbing the air
Two small children climb, dance, shriek and observe good theater
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