Skipping Rocks

 I walk along the shore of the river, the pebbles shifting under my feet. I pick up a small, flat, smooth, grey stone and turn it over in my hands; it’s perfect.

 I throw it-

One,

two,

three,

four. And it sinks.

 Almost broke her record; I’ve never had the same skill of skipping as my mother. I scour the stones, my eyes flowing like the water, over the dry rocks. I find another- red, thin, fragile. Too light.

 Across the river, a young girl and her mother laugh as the water splashes onto their clothes. That was us. I look down before I tear up, and find another rock. Light blue like the sky and black like pepper. I toss it and begin to walk away, stopping when I hear it skip.

One,

two,

three,

four,

five. Getting closer.

Author's Note

Just wrote this a second ago, got the idea while I was walking along the river today. Thanks for reading and if you do, reviewing!

Reviews

[Wolfwind]

A beautiful piece of heart you crafted here. On the surface, it's the ripples of life... Yet, deeper it's the longing for a memory past and the hope for the stepping stones to meet that memory again.
It's the type of ink the generates a smiles as long as a tear. Very nicely crafted!

Great Ink Kassie!
Aaron

[K.]

Thank you so much for reading and reviewing, Aaron! Your comments always mean a lot to me!

[Wolfwind]

You're very welcome. You're a fine young poet and I enjoy reading your work. They all have this real/dream quality that makes them have the feeling of drinking hot cocoa on a winter night, in front of roaring fire... Ink that lets you get lost in the moment and wander the mindroad for a while. Really good stuff I say! =)

[K.]

Wow, really? Thank you so much for saying that! I didn't know they had that, that's very nice of you to say!

[Riding the Rainbow]

Very powerful and deep..
Thank you for posting this..

[K.]

Well thank you very much for reading and commenting, and you're welcome.

[Skye Sparks]

Awesome! The imagery is so clear and the story is intriguing. You are amazing!

[K.]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for always being so sweet and reading!

[Craig2591]

A very lovely story and well told.

[K.]

Thanks for reading and reviewing, Craig!

[Laminators Dubai]

One,
two,
three,
four.
wow. you just don't know what you just did. You just renew a very sweet memory of my mum and me.there is a place in india, "shiv khori" that we had visited three years ago. exactly as you say i have that picture,, me and mum playing in a river (splashy, splashy)my mum was playing like a kid.
thanks you for writing that sweet poem and I'm never gonna forget it:)

[K.]

Thank you so much! It makes me so happy that we have similar memories of our mothers, and that this brought the memory back. I love when that happens, even when it is a memory you miss. Thanks for sharing your memory and reading. I appreciate your comments very much.

[ayosonolowo]

Nice written
really thoughtful piece
i really liked it

[K.]

Thank you for always reading and commenting, i really appreciate it.

[ayosonolowo]

You're welcome