come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
it rained all day and all night.
muddied and bruised all over,
it laid down on a puddle staring at the sky.
As it saw each raindrops mesmerizingly fall
Trickling, buzzing, and roaring to the earth.
slowly, the pebble, too, sang,
a song to the sky, one beholden to all
8.19.2024
even if you are lifting up a mere pebble
let all your senses focus on its subtle weight
feel it’s existence, acknowledge its presence.
you don’t need to remember all the stars,
but remember this little pebble in your hand.
it is here for you now. you only.
see the world in this pebble.
feel it, acknowledge it.
may you not treat this pebble lightly.
12.16.2022
I threw a pebble into the ocean.
it reverberated back to my feet.
I threw a couple more into the water.
it frizzled and wrinkled into a fleet.
I kept the pebbles in my fist.
the ocean spoke in waves.
I opened my fist and let the pebbles drop and roll.
They rolled and rolled until they’ve become drops of sands.
12.1.2020
Ralph with Coffee 