Small Stones are like finding art

A beautiful stone shell..

'Small stones' poetry 

 is like finding art.

Any kind of poetry is like that really.

I hope my small stones help

you, the reader,

see things as I see them.

The words of everyone's small stones

 allow entrance

into special places.

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by clicking on the

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My small stone for today was inspired by

Hawk's Alley near my home.

It is a 25 mile stretch of road that is home

to a large number of hawk species.

***

Soaring from broken woodlands

to summits of oak trees

scanning the world below

the Cooper's Hawk

finds it's ultimate perch and

adorns the top of the telephone pole

that leans into lost voices

***

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Small stone and the sky

Meteor Crater---

small stone...high speed...big hole

Inspiration for today's small stone...

when I went on a trip to California,

Az. and New Mexico

with my sister a few years back,

we visited this meteor crater.

This morning,

while it was still so dark outside,

I began thinking about the black nights

out in the desert.

 When you are far enough

away from the city

all you see are stars.

dark obsidian sky

broken only by

a handful of

constellations

dotted with twinkle

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

My Peace Pole and a small stone

I wish Peace for all of you today.

Thanks for coming to read another stone

in the River of Stones project.

To read more you can click on the

River of Stones logo in my sidebar.

Let me tell you about my peace pole...

My Peace pole stands

in the center of my garden, and

 has words of peace on each side. 

One side you see above. 

The other three sides have

Native American tribal words of peace.

Hozhqqji is Navajo for
"blessing way",

Ikachi techqua is Hopi for

"blending with the land and celebating life",

Mitakuye oyasin is Sioux for

"with all things we are related",

and Onen is Iroquois for

"peace be with you".

I burned all the words into the pole

with a small wood burning tool

that belonged to my mother.

Stone cairns...

are about the most ancient kind of landmarks.

Each stone has been placed

 at the bottom of my peace pole 

by visitors to my home.

Each stone represents that persons prayer.

***

My small stone for today...

Like some leafy creature,

exotic and large,

the philodendron's arms

safeguard a small

and timid creature

underneath its 

green and

somber veil.

***

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

A Small Stone and Musings

Oobos in my garden

My small stone for today...

Fog rolls serenely in,

and the misty lunar light

becomes radiant

while the quietude and stillness

seem to unearth my soul.

***

Musings....

This stone project

is helping me to meet

one of my New Years goals.

I wanted to use all of my senses more,

and that is exactly what is needed

 in order to really pay proper attention

to single moments.

One other thing I'm doing is actually

hand writing my thoughts on paper.

These days of computers and email etc.,

I rarely do any handwriting.

My best friend Lana and I decided we would

write letters to each other

awhile back,

and we did for a time,

but then.....

back to email.  :)

I kind of miss

handwritten letters.

Another goal of mine

was to set up an aquarium.

I did....

and I bought five Tiger Barbs.

I guess I did something wrong

because...

Jonah, Calypso, Bubbles and Charlie

all died. :(

The only one left this morning is Jaws.

And I don't have to tell you why he is called Jaws!

I will start over,

and see what happens.

Wish me luck!

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Creativity and a small stone

Creativity...

Yesterday I was one of three judges

who had to judge wearables,

on their creativity,

at the fair in a nearby town.

It was the second round of judging,

as construction had already been judged.

All the wearables were

made by 3rd graders

up through 12th grade.

Of course it was divided up

into different catagories

and different age groups

throughout.

Sometimes judging

on creativity alone

is a difficult thing.

I was blown away

by the talent

of such young people.

What does being

CREATIVE

mean to you?

***

Fiona Robyn,

the originator of

a River of Small Stones,

states...

"A small stone is

a polished moment

of paying proper attention."

My 'stone' photo...

This photo was taken on Cape Cod National Seashore.

The beach is covered with small stones.

NOTE

I mentioned before that

my stones do not necessarily

relate to my stone photos.

The small stones that I write

are from observations

made here at home,

on a daily basis.

My small stone for today...

Noble live oak,

winter green and full,

acorns have fallen

to its base,

adorning the shadow quilt

of speckled light,

on saplings

wee and delicate.

To read more small stones

click on a River of Stones

in my sidebar.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Cairn and a small stone

I have been wanting to put up photos with my 'small stone' posts.

Looking through my photo files I realized I have lots of photos I could use.

So, for the next month, during this River of Stones project,

I will have a "stone" photo posted along with my "small stone" words.

The two will most likely not be related,

but I hope you enjoy them.

The above photo is from one of my trips to New England.

My best friend Lana and I took an authors tour

of our own, visiting sites related to Thoreau,

Emerson, Hawthorne and others.

Lana is placing a small 'stone'

on the cairn at Waldon Pond.

You can visit Lana's blog at

Lana's Threads and Musings

Small Stone for today...

Salvia, sage, santolina

humbly obedient to rains kiss

their sharp, pleasant smells

rising under the cresent moon

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Wintertime windowsill stone

I continue to create small stones

for the River of Stones challenge.

This is actually helping me

fulfill some of my goals

for the New Year.

Here is my small stone for today...

Wintertime windowsill

cultivating pelargoniums

sensual aroma

 to keep my thumb green

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by participating bloggers

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at the top of my sidebar

Savor the Day!

Yvonne