The Stone
It fell from my hand
Into the frothing ocean
And did not churn
But went straight down
And on its way
The silly stone carried
With the weight of it
All my memories
Of you. My crushed spirit
Rose inviolate
And I came back from the drowning
Singing spring songs in autumn.
Copyright © David Smalling | Year Posted 2012
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