Do water and stones speak
with different, discernable tongues?
The one must be tremulously whiny,
because its skin is see-through thin;
the other, a deep, bass vibrato,
it has no lips to articulate speech.
I walked to the edge of the lake
picked up a smooth flat stone,
gave it a flick of the wrist,
splash splash splash splash splash…
Was it water, or stone
that had the last word?
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Provocative! Great series of thoughts and words, Pat!
very deep :)
Who said gul-up? Or are they still talking now that the stone has gotten settled in? Why does the water caress the stone so lovingly, I wonder? Nice one Pat!
neither.... the fish had the last word
The marriage of the two created the sound. The voice in perfect harmony. Strong and current.
all on the surface....I liked the way you put the Splash....
Can one speak without the other? Can the writer speak without the reader? ;-)
Wow! Great encore to the leaf-as-fish meditation! Love how you played with the font sizes of "splash"...very effective.
wonderful -- makes you think
profound and thought-provoking...this must be one of my favourites!
(love skimming stones :) )
I'm guessing water. "This is the sound of you sinking."
Love his one Pat!
One of my many favorites!!!
(and, there are so many!)
I too...love skimming those stones!
Margie:)
I like this. Kind of like the what's the sound of one hand clapping question in the poem:-)
Imagination Pat ... excelled yourself on this ... we are left to ponder! Thank you for sharing!
:o)
knocked out by this one pat
(the poem - not the stone) :)
great stuff
Tittilatingly philosophical! I love it!
None, thanks!!
Janice, thank you!!
Russel, like hand in glove. Thank you!!
Ann, yeah, it was "ouch" as the rock hit it in the head.
Corey, you're right, it was both.
Amalendu, I actually had it spaced too, but blogger wouldn't show that. Thank you!!
MB, very good point!! Does a tree make a noise when it falls in the woods??
Thanks, Vaughn!! Guess I was feeling a little whimsical.
Andrew, Thanks!!
Thanks Polona!! I love doing that too!!
Doughnutjane,"sinking", I hope that doesn't equate to "drowning".
Thanks, Margie!!
Thanks Pris!! I think one hand makes more sound than two...
Trinitystar, imagination I have plenty of, or so, that's what my mother always told me. Thank you!!
Thanks Floots!!
Tim, without either, there is neither. Thanks Tim!!
Thanks Medusa, it was a bit of a tease.
Insightful. And the diminishing effect of the splash, splash certainly creates an effect on my mind. Lots of echoes in this poem.
Streams and pebbles both
chuckle and chatter with their
similar voices.
Now this is something we can't answer. You took that up very well. Eternal question about life..
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