Theme Poetry

This week's theme on the zoom workshop was the Guiness World Book of Records.

photo by Erik Jan Leusink

Whilst Sarah-Jane was doing her presentation I had already thought of the subject for a poem and wrote this first one whilst she was still talking.

Stone 

Along the water’s edge
heaped pebbles, in various shades of grey,
Making it difficult to identify
the ideal stone. Flat, smooth edged
Fitting perfectly into the hand
Ready to skim into
the cold, clear water.
Easier into a river than the sea.
Practising since childhood.
The frustration of never getting past
three bounces. 

Practice makes perfect
so they say
And years and years of practice
brought Kurt Steiner, the so-called ‘Mountain Man’,
to the world record of skimmed bounces.

A magnificent eighty-eight.

You can see footage of this record on Youtube.

I also wrote this poem during the zoom session

I really enjoyed the topic even if as often happens I went a bit off-piste.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice