Skimming stones

“Consciousness is the stone that creates the waves in a sea of  nothing”-Richard Gerber

                        I never could
                         I had to try
                     I had to practice
               so I didn't come with you
                    to the fair ground
                        I had to find
                    smooth flat stones
                     and throw them
                             again
                         and again
                    making a stone
                     jump on water
                   as if it was harder
                           to sink
                    than to bounce
              on the surface making
                            ripple
                        after ripple
                      extending out
                   in figures of eight
                   across the surface
                        of the lake
                black, white and green
                 reflections wavering
                   and me throwing
               thinking about nothing
              but the flick of my wrist
                              and
                            stones