I am a Rock
This small round stone
Has warmed in my hand
It is smooth and colorful
From where did it come?
Perhaps the hinterland
How did it get here?
Who has held too?
Was it part of something
much bigger
Or just a rock in the fescue?
Energy from the pebble
Is soothing my soul
I am connected to nature
At peace with myself
And feeling ultimately whole
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to D’Verse Poets Tuesday Challenge from Sarah Mindfulness
We were asked to hold an object for a period of time and then write about it.
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Rocks are so grounding, ‘connecting’ as you say – lovely.
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Thank you so much 😊
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I love this, Christine. I could feel healing from the pebble too. Jordan
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Thank you Jordan. I’m happy you liked it 🙂
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I also like holding small stones and wondering about them.
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I find them very therapeutic! 🙂
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That you held it and felt the permanence of it, It connected you to the ageless past and gave you tranquility, timeless!
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Yes, that’s true. I find it very calming. Thanks for reading it . 🙂
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Your rock of ages
Turns many pages
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🙂 Thanks for reading Ivor
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yes i feel the energy you have created here too Christine, that rock could have traveled to you and be held in the same fascination by people and creatures you never knew. all connecting us with each other, imprints we leave can sometimes be picked up when we hold them
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Yes exactly Gina! It soothes me to think that way 🙂
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I like the question about who has held the rock before.
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Yes, it always makes me wonder 🙂
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I like the way the pebble connects you to nature, and to other people. We are part of a complex network. And there’s something so soothing about a rounded stone.
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Yes! Thank you so much Sara 🙂
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Stones and pebbles are wonderful things to hold. I love the way they soak up the heat from my hand and I love the way you’ve conveyed that in your poem, Christine.I also love the way you explore not only the stone but also its origins and its soothing power.
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Thank you Kim. I’ve always felt that way and it seems from the responses to this poem, I am not alone 🙂❤️
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So inspiring and liberating, dear. Thank you for putting this out there.
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Thanks Ragazza 🙂
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I do that, pick up small stones and hold them, and I too often feel they are holding me, there’s something about stones and rocks
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Yes! Definitely an energy 🙂 Thanks for reading.
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🙂
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This is lovely Christine…our musings take us anywhere.
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Thank you Punan 😊. Yes life’s little escapes, precious.
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This is very nice… the connection through that smooth rock seems so real
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Thanks so much Bjorn. I’m so pleased you liked it 🙂
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Something solid to grasp that gives us confidence. I like that. Every time I see that title “I am a Rock!” I thing of Simon and Garfunkle’s song!!
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Yes, me too! One of my favorite songs and Paul Simon’s Word were sheer poetry 🙂
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Very powerful for sure!
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