A Few Stones and a River

I have never learned to skip stones, nor have I ever tried to learn its complexities when all I want is simple fun. No, I don’t skip stones, I bounce them. A good throw of a pebble through the air and then: once, twice, thrice, you keep count of how many times it hits against another stone and bounces right off it. The technique is simple, and resources are aplenty, soon enough you launch another, and the game continues. Watch as it jumps across and listen to its musical sound. This moment is unremarkable, for as long as there are stones and rivers flowing with water, this moment could be re-lived for an eternity. So pick up a pebble and see how far it will go.

L. Lovell