According to Fiona Robyn 'small stones' are bite-sized truffles of poetry celebrating the extraordinary in the everyday and the ordinary... Or, as she puts it another way, a 'small stone' is a polished moment of paying proper attention. I thought I'd have a go at writing some.
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a smeared knife
an empty shell
one single soldier left -
delicious
that boiled egg
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toaster still warm
bread crumbs on the floor
coffee cup rings
half-open door -
missing you already
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fenugreek
is more fragrant
though saffron
sounds fragranter
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serried ranks of trees:
today's green army
tomorrow's dream kitchen
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Rilke's bell
Strike me alive
Clap me round the ears:
I am, I am, I am
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A new 'small stone' from blog-poets around the world appears every day in the Handful of Stones widget on my sidebar.
