tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26081534934964616822024-03-13T05:52:00.787-07:00And Now StonesVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-74896991875388664642012-01-03T23:46:00.000-08:002012-01-03T23:46:22.759-08:00SparkleMetalic yarns sparkle<br />
copper, gold, black,<br />
magenta, silver, white<br />
turquoise, teal, platinum,<br />
slip like joy beteen fingers.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-91589655305797983872012-01-03T00:36:00.000-08:002012-01-03T00:36:17.435-08:00SeductressThe house is too quiet.<br />
Is someone sick?<br />
Is someone mad at me?<br />
They can't just be sleeping.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-7602684015727621972012-01-01T19:27:00.000-08:002012-01-01T19:27:40.252-08:00Liar<i>No hope. No hope.</i> <br />
lies the inca dove.<br />
We find rare rose <br />
throated bacard anyway.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-15932583519159153472011-08-04T11:34:00.000-07:002011-08-04T11:34:14.184-07:00Follow upIt was a really good practice for me to write a stone every day for a month. Stones are a good discipline for me and I will continue to write them and post them here, just not every day.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-38236552849893124832011-07-30T11:26:00.000-07:002011-08-04T11:30:18.094-07:00Stone 30-Amber EyesAmber eyes, amber curls,<br />
tiny girl directs me<br />
to rocking chair,<br />
takes her own seat.<br />
We rock in peace.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-10699959498387101522011-07-29T21:39:00.000-07:002011-07-29T21:39:32.650-07:00Stone 29 - Friends with CamerasFriends with cameras<br />
look for angles to<br />
catch smiles, hugs,<br />
connections, cherish<br />
each friend present.<br />
Most dominant, unspoken,<br />
her empty chair.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-1686090102910019622011-07-28T21:43:00.000-07:002011-07-29T21:44:37.095-07:00Stone 28- Summer StarlightWindy summer night<br />
stars swirl through wood,<br />
enfold me, hold me,<br />
rock away cares<br />
of city dayVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-31065618762199932322011-07-27T22:25:00.001-07:002011-07-27T22:25:06.924-07:00Stone 27 - Easter EggMy daughter says I look like<br />
an Easter egg in the lime and <br />
white silk punjab I couldn't <br />
resist buying at Savers.<br />
Not my own ethnic heritage,<br />
Not my tradition. I love it.<br />
Happy Jewish Easter egg here.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-32855742353477380882011-07-26T22:08:00.000-07:002011-07-26T22:08:10.578-07:00Stone 26, Por lumpPlain white plate<br />
painted with cartoon<br />
in black of long dog,<br />
inscribed Por Lump,<br />
impulsive gift from frind<br />
to friend over lunch,<br />
in museum under glass<br />
because painter was Picasso.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-32849018222052750622011-07-25T21:13:00.001-07:002011-07-25T21:13:14.594-07:00Stone 25- OverheardLilt of laughter<br />
Daddy, Mama, son,<br />
as love assembles<br />
monorail under<br />
kitchen table.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-6762184612013691602011-07-24T14:33:00.000-07:002011-07-24T14:33:02.764-07:00Marlon Brando's Address BookLittle brown leather book<br />
under museum glass now,<br />
lost decades ago despite<br />
penned plea, <i>Anyone who<br />
finds this, I'll die if <br />
you don't return it.<br />
I've already lost seven.<br />
</i>Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-49115309333239547312011-07-23T21:45:00.001-07:002011-07-23T21:45:20.147-07:00TheatreEmpty stage,<br />
Fills with story,<br />
empties me out.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-5056988134817631972011-07-22T21:13:00.000-07:002011-07-22T21:13:01.085-07:00Stone 22 - Saffron RiceYellow, with onion and butter,<br />
Yellow with saffron and sun,<br />
Awakens spirit, nose, tongue.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-68294373110125707542011-07-21T20:50:00.000-07:002011-07-21T20:50:46.263-07:00GiftTwo hanks for two hands,<br />
rose pink hand dyed<br />
alpaca, merino, silk, donegal<br />
requires US size ten needles.<br />
Soft against cheek.<br />
Warm for winter.<br />
Product still a mystery.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-4294299654992300392011-07-20T19:49:00.001-07:002011-07-20T19:49:37.523-07:00Stone 20 - GingersnapPerfect circle<br />
sits on tongue,<br />
crunches between teeth<br />
warms mouth,<br />
invigorates.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-69922139491526300202011-07-19T21:12:00.000-07:002011-07-19T21:12:09.934-07:00Stone 19 InvisibleWing beat, snort,<br />
rustle, chatter, trill.<br />
Wood resounds with life<br />
invisible from trail.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-55490680343650142142011-07-18T23:49:00.001-07:002011-07-18T23:49:37.811-07:00True Green - Stone 18Single fan of<br />
sabal palm<br />
reflects jade,<br />
emerald, forest,<br />
shades between<br />
words, essence<br />
energy of green.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-61388732072829101802011-07-17T21:17:00.000-07:002011-07-17T21:17:16.457-07:00ImpactTiny butterfly<br />
leaves large<br />
shadow.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-84702028222833679632011-07-15T22:01:00.001-07:002011-07-15T22:01:53.901-07:00Ticket Out of Here - Stone 15Train Case, black rectangle<br />
packed with bathing suit, towel,<br />
address book, hiking shoes,<br />
soft shirts, skirts, sunscreen.<br />
No office keys. Escape in sight.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-12106825721531922302011-07-14T19:43:00.000-07:002011-07-14T19:43:35.752-07:00Overkill-Stone 14July moon full, <br />
oversize<br />
overripe<br />
overbright<br />
sneaks in before dark.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-56569694580401846622011-07-13T18:45:00.001-07:002011-07-13T18:45:17.775-07:00Stone 13-Destruction EquipmentRoar of bulldozer, excavator<br />
shakes building, rattles thoughts<br />
destroys peace in name of change.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-40965338854102432732011-07-12T22:12:00.001-07:002011-07-12T22:12:05.514-07:00Fifteen-Stone 12Green eyed, barely fifteen<br />
you order birthday dinner<br />
with shy smile, blush at<br />
attention of handsome waiter.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-24752602253806597862011-07-11T20:27:00.000-07:002011-07-11T20:27:37.052-07:00Stone 11 - HugYou hold me like live oak<br />
holds morning glory vine,<br />
solid, strong, still, anchor.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-57699691939030159812011-07-10T19:12:00.001-07:002011-07-10T19:12:53.076-07:00Stone 10, SunbeamForest floor shifts underfoot,<br />
oat meal colored oak leaf mosaic.<br />
Suddenly rectangle, like open door,<br />
flashes white gold, sunbeamVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608153493496461682.post-22737645407905466102011-07-09T19:58:00.000-07:002011-07-09T19:58:41.545-07:00UntanglingUntangling dove blue homespun<br />
yarn, inch by snarled inch,<br />
nubby softness over fingers<br />
allows me complete control.Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.com0