Andrea Dietrich Poet Prose

Interview With a Skipping Stone

I saw you bump bump bumping along,
making little ripples on the lake,
and now I’ve dove into the water
to find you, but many stones are here.
Which one, recent skipping stone, are you?

It is I. I have found myself
submerged in this liquid cool of blue. It’s so strange.

And how, may I ask, does it feel
to be inside this new environment?

The ground down here is unusually soft and sticky.
I can only compare it to how my old home felt
when rain poured down on me and fellow pebbles
But rain is extremely rare here.
It seemed like we lay for eons on our heated beds
close by this lake that shimmered
so enticingly before us all our days.

I saw you picked up and skipped
across that enticing lake you speak of.
How did it feel to be uprooted from your home
and forced so abruptly away from
all you’d ever known?

I had rarely felt sensations of movement before.
I moved a bit when human feet happened to tread on me.
But to be picked up and hurled so far from my home
was the most exciting moment of my life!
Several times I hit upon the lake’s smooth surface
until I sank into its cool blue depth.
To my surprise, I found myself surrounded
by others of my kind!

Yes, many of you have been skipped or even tossed
with no finesse at all into this lake.
Let me ask you one more thing before I leave.
Would you like for me to rescue you
from your current situation?

Thank you kindly, but since arriving here,
I have been made to feel very much at home.
Creatures swimming above me are fascinating to see.
I’ve made new friends, and they tell me
the temperature down here is always cool.
In desert’s heat is sometimes got so insufferable.
I quite enjoy my new situation.

So you will stay here in this muck forever more . . .

Yes, I feel soothed here. Maybe it’s my paradise.
Not only do I accept my fate,
I embrace it fully.

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Unseeking Seeker August 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM Analogy of the human condition? Excellent write, Andrea, warmest congratulations on your win

Beata Agustin August 11, 2023 at 12:18 AM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing your wisdom through this muse. God bless you.

Valsa George June 29, 2023 at 9:07 PM "But to be picked up and hurled so far from my home was the most exciting moment of my life!" As you have observed, there are many similarities between our poems. From a static state, the stones knew the beauty of movement. Also both the skipping stones are so happy and excited in their new environment. Lovely poem Andrea. I enjoyed it much.

Speaks Volumes June 20, 2023 at 10:36 PM This put a smile on my face. You actually created a personality for that stone! Likeable and well spoken and so gracious to answer any question thrown. Appreciative of his new home and now unwilling to roam. You did well.

Yann Rolland June 14, 2023 at 7:12 AM very creative poetry, changes can be good for the spirit and the mind, thanks for the delicacy of your poem

Joanna Daniel June 14, 2023 at 1:07 AM Great interview, great imagination!

David Fisher June 13, 2023 at 6:14 PM This is a lot of fun, and it seemed like that stone was very easy going, and probably a great skipper in its day. Sounds like a great contest entry.

Sotto Poet June 13, 2023 at 1:14 PM This exquisite piece of poetry offers a unique perspective on the complexities of emotions. Andrea, your masterful use of language and vivid imagination truly shines through in this beautiful creation. Bravo.

Paula Goldsmith June 13, 2023 at 11:12 AM A fun/creative write. Good Luck. Have a blessed day...............

Jay Narain June 13, 2023 at 10:35 AM Nice poem Andrea. You have put los of imagination in your poem. I just go to the lake, and throw rocks, and see which goes farthest. Good luck in contest.