Friday, December 10, 2010

Skimming Stones

A flat round stone will serve you best.

With a sidearm toss and a flick of the wrist

The trick is to hit the surface

At twenty degrees precisely.

The force from the water

Is proportional to the squared speed of the stone.


A game of ducks and drakes

Is what draws me to the shore,

A practised squanderer wondering

How many bounces I will manage this time.

There is always this stillness

When I am throwing my stones.


A mathematical formula

To describe my life has not yet been found,

Although it may exist.From what I read,

Numbers are capable of limitless feats.

Meanwhile,it’s back to the seashore for me,

And practise,practise,practise.

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