{"id":76445,"date":"2020-06-28T08:14:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T12:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=76445"},"modified":"2020-06-28T08:14:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T12:14:48","slug":"beatrixs-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/beatrixs-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatrix’s Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cLook at this!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She said grabbing a rock out of the riverbed.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My mouth drops open\/<\/span><\/p>\n

I sing its praises.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

She finds another one.<\/span><\/p>\n

And another.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

One black.<\/span><\/p>\n

One red.<\/span><\/p>\n

One smooth.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Each rock is special,<\/span><\/p>\n

Each rock must be worshipped and acknowledged.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

She gathers six or seven,<\/span><\/p>\n

Her eyes darting underfoot,<\/span><\/p>\n

Red hair flying high.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cHere, momma, for you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor me?\u201d I exclaim.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I shower her with gratitude,<\/span><\/p>\n

And hold the rock to my breast.<\/span><\/p>\n

She says, here,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Unloading a small pile of rocks into both my hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cDo I have to take them all home?\u201d I ask.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cYes,\u201d she states matter of factly.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I pour rocks in my pocket and we walk on.<\/span><\/p>\n

At home, we will marvel over the miracle of rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Prompt 24, Hour 24<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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