Saturday, September 20, 2025

How To Float by Lynn White

 

Nathan Salt


How To Float

 

They told me a stone would never float.

I didnt believe them

so I threw it carefully on to the water.

It stayed there

on the surface,

a miracle!

So I threw another carefully to land on top

and then another

and another.

Now a stack of stones was floating 

on the water.

 

They told me a stone would never hang in the air.

I didnt believe them

so I threw it carefully upwards.

It stayed there

in the air,

a miracle! 

So I threw another to land underneath

and then another

and another.

Now a stack of stones was hanging

in the air

casting its shadow on the water.

 

Believe in the miracles you can make.

Dont believe what they tell you.

Cast a long shadow.

  

(First published in Scrittura, Summer 2019)


© Lynn White


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Lynn White


Lynn White lives in North Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice, as well as events, places, and people she has known or imagined. She has been nominated for Pushcarts, Best of the Net, and a Rhysling Award. https://lynnwhitepoetry.blogspot.com  and https://www.facebook.com/Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077/


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