Friday, January 29, 2010

Crossing a Stream


When crossing a stream from rock to rock, it is not always easy to tell which stones are solid and which ones will topple underfoot.

Best to step lightly.

3 comments:

  1. Dancing Over Stones

    Dancing over stones,
    If I was barefoot, what pain!
    Could I ever be Fred Astaire
    Or a hippo in Fantasia?

    Dancing over stones --
    That one hurled at me
    By my father, that one
    By my nation, another
    By my God, exploding underfoot.

    Dancing over stones
    Is not walking over water,
    Although how would I know,
    Having fallen in both sides?

    Dancing over stones
    Requires a partner in crime
    Whose lack of balance
    Can pull us both under.

    Dancing over stones
    Makes looking at shoes
    An erotic adventure, and more
    When looking at toes.

    Dancing over stones
    Is all about avoidance:
    Hiccups whose accusations
    Won’t forgive one another

    [Disposable Poem January 29, 2010]
    Dr. Mike

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  2. What you've written generally is true except...what if the rock is slick (with slime)? Stepping lightly may cause one to lose their footing and fall. Sometimes it's safer to build a bridge over the stream or not to ford it all.

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  3. R.T.:

    True. It all comes down to paying attention to each moment as it passes, and living intentionally, regardless of which side of the river we find ourselves on. Yes?

    Dr. M:

    Hippos in Fantasia and the erotic adventure of shopping for shoes, I love those parts. Keep posting, please.

    H.K.

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