Pebble on a Beach

Karl Constantine FOLKES 1935 (Portland)



Pebbles on a beach …
as old as time —
as young as time…
passionate limestone…
passionate sandstone…
passionate gem burning…
pulsating, quivering…
cool/
(like the fiery diamond …
in celestial glow)/
warm/
(like the earthy carbon …
in fertile soil) …
living paradoxically//
with an awesome presence//
the future in the past …
of an hereafter now …
flirting with exotic universes …
far-off and even now …
mirror-imaging timeless time …
infinitely timed ..
in spaceless time.

About this poem

Have you ever wondered about the life journey and experiences of pebbles on a beach? How they came into being, how they were formed, where they have traveled, what oceans they may have crossed, how old the may be? All beaches have stories to tell; and their pebbles are a rich part of that story, not only for geologists, but also for anyone who has ever walked on a beach, or perhaps even collected pebbles from a beach. This poem, “Pebbles on a Beach,” invites the reader to consider the majesty of beach pebbles which, like everyone of us, have interesting stories to reveal and to share.  

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Written on November 24, 1981

Submitted by karlcfolkes on March 04, 2022

Modified by karlcfolkes on November 01, 2022

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Stanza Lengths 22

Karl Constantine FOLKES

Retired educator of Jamaican ancestry with a lifelong interest in composing poetry dealing particularly with the metaphysics of self-reflection; completed a dissertation in Children’s Literature in 1991 at New York University entitled: An Analysis of Wilhelm Grimm’s ‘Liebe Mili’ (translated into English as “Dear Mili”), Employing Von Franzian Methodological Processes of Analytical Psychology. The subject of the dissertation concerned the process of Individuation. more…

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  • kali_p
    Every stone has a story…
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