A Contrast Of The Sands And The Pebbles... Poem by RIC BASTASA

tread along the shores
of the sea
feel the sand and the pebbles
try sitting down all
these things in your
mind and find a way to look
towards the horizons as
the planets align today
without your knowing trying
to save you from this mess.

hold a handful of sand
pick each color of the pebbles
bring them back to the home
of your past: variations,
a break from the chain
an irregularly shaped one
along the line of an absurdity
a deviant line has a reason
during the storm a ship has
to anchor where it is not
used to be, an accepted route

find a reason between the
uniformity of the sands and
the breaking streaks among
the myriad colors of the pebbles.