Prophet Pond - Both Audio and Text

Faced with what I knew was going to change my life forever, I sneaked out back to contemplate the bond That getting married represents, and thought I’d try my luck by privately consulting - “Prophet Pond.” Prophet Pond is what we call an acre's worth of water that lies about a block inside the wood Behind our home, and where I’ve often gone to help decide if chances I might take were ones I should. I found what I believed to be a nearly perfect rock - thin and glassy smooth - and as I dipped, My heart was racing fast because I knew that this could be the most important stone I ever skipped. I saw them as barometers - predictors - that would gauge my chances of success at what I tried. Prophecies on ventures I was bound to undertake…ones to which my destiny was tied. To me the count was crucial. If it skipped but once or twice, it meant that I would likely fair quite well, While three or four would indicate a better still result, and five or six…a promise to excel! And so, because I understood the difference in the count might represent the span from “hell” to “heaven”… I held the rock before my face and told it, “Pay attention. I need your help… I’m shootin’ for a seven!” Even if it hadn’t skipped at all - we’d still have married, but this was something I just had to try. So, rocking back, I cocked my arm as far as it would reach, and with a little prayer, I let ‘er fly. The pond was smooth as glass that day, and I am really good at skipping rocks, and this one was a gem, So, I, of course, am not at all surprised that we’re so happy…we started off our marriage with…a ten! PS: I've now got 4 new Audio-CDs - @ 4 1/2 hours each = (62 diversely varied pieces). They’re listed on EBAY - under - “Mark Stellinga Poetry” - or available by simply contacting me at -- mark@writerofbooks.com -- should those of you who enjoy listening to poems as well as reading them - and particularly those of you that travel - care to be so entertained. (We use safe and simple - PayPal) Cheers, Mark