The Rock by beachzz
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Description
The Rock
Solid, sturdy, strong
The rock is just there
No one thinks about it
Or even knows it’s there
Someone needs to rest
And the rock is there
To take the load
And ease the weight
It’s there to save
The other rocks
Protect them
From the elements
It’s always just there
This rock
Solid grounded
Never moves
Over the years
Time wears away
At this rock
Little by little
And the rock
That’s been so
Stable strong
Starts to erode
It begins to crumble
Piece by piece
Until
It’s but a grain of sand
Just remember
About those rocks
They seem indestructible
But sometimes even a rock
Needs a rock
1/20/09
Comments (10)
wonderful Marilyn, really wonderful. Simple, eloquent and about all of us, not just rocks. The Taoists say that water is the strongest element because it can even dissolve rocks. But another way of saying it is, rock is just water's minerals 'made stone' for awhile, that maybe we have to be rock sometimes and be water other times; and like your poem says, when we've dissolved we need someone to hold us up. Beautifully written, direct, and in your usual intimate thoughts. (And nice sound-rhyme too—"so stable strong starts" [s/st/ts—the old 'para-rhyme' that even Shakespeare used]). Terrific thought for a new age: We all need support to lean on in our lives. Terrific job.
In your search for the perfect song ... Bill Withers - "Lean On Me"
Eloquent and well spoken. Those little rocks look like they just might be residents of a local sand bar in a nearby river. They must have been speaking to you :-)
Excellent!
wonderful work warm hug, Linda
Wonderful prose, M. The image also resembles a closeup view of avocadoes.
You unto so well!
Oh this is so good, I love sometimes even a rock needs a rock. I am going to tell my friends that don't come to this site that I made that line up hahaha just kidding, great stuff my friend
Something, at times, I wish I could crawl underneath...LOL
Wonderful prose