What are small stones?
What are Small Stones?
Small stones are an observed moment,
written down. My small stones were initially inspired by the River of Stones
project each January, which sees hundreds of people observing a moment or
experience in their day and writing it down for the month. They can then be
shared on blogs, Facebook, Twitter or just written in a notebook, on a pebble,
the loo roll... To find out more about the flow of this simple movement to bring
more presence and awareness into our lives, check out the following link: http://www.writingourwayhome.com/p/small-stones.html
Small Stone #4
Metal blades gliding on ice,
laughing red cheeks.
Above, gulls gliding across
the empty grey rink of the sky.
Metal blades gliding on ice, 
I went ice skating once. I fell over. :(
ReplyDeleteOh dear... I think that and getting back up again are all part of the rich tapestry! Hope you weren't hurt or put off!
DeleteI seem to recall that I was very excited about going ice skating, but in practice had no talent for it. I couldn't keep my balance so fell over, putting out my hands to save my fall, so with two palms face down on the ice, I immediately discovered that I couldn't get back up, and lots of people were shooting past with BLADES ON THEIR FEET very near my fingers. I felt very vulnerable and scared, until two women I had never met came over and helped me up. I'm pretty sure after working my way around the edge of the rink I left and just watched everyone else. It was very boring. I think I was a bit resentful towards the responsible adults in the party who had neither helped me when I fell or came up with anything for me to do once I was off the ice or anyone to sit with me. And thus ends the tale.
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