Too Many Stones

have been gathered to place on the headstones of those we've lost.  I've heard it's a Jewish tradition. I'm not Jewish but I bring stones that make me think of you.  If I brought every stone as I thought of you there would only be a mountain where you lay deep inside no longer with the living but always in my heart.

Poets United Midweek Motif~Mountain

Things I'll Never Outgrow and Reading The Past

For Fireblossom Friday Lists

Things I'll Never Outgrow

dying Easter eggs
blowing bubbles
playing in mud puddles
coloring books
puppies
and toads

For Mama Zen Words Count  Power Image

Twenty-five words exactly.

Reading The Past

hundreds of years

or maybe centuries

passed

before the ground

gave up its secrets

we read their history

in stone

and bones

they left behind

Both for the prompt today at 

Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads 

Poet's Sleep

                                                                       Poet's Sleep, 1989, by Chang Houg Ahn     

Tess Kincaid prompts us to create words inspired by her picture of choice.  The Mag is a weekly challenge at Magpie Tales.  Join the fun or just enjoy the writings of others.  Either way you will not be disappointed.

As the poet sleeps

Skulls of discarded words

Gather and cry

"Why not me?"

As the poet sleeps

Words lay like stones

To be crafted

Into a poetical statue

As the poet sleeps

He dreams

People will read

Enjoy his words

As the poet wakes

He fears

There is nothing

But skulls and rocks.