he fulfilled a promise
to be strong
alone with the rest of
his lonely surroundings
despite the
number
the storms
and drought
the devastation
of the quakes and
floods
no way
they cannot effect
him
them
along the river
they all lie
all faceless
stones
so many
pebbles
made by
God
RIC S. BASTASA
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/along-the-river-the-stones-and-pebbles/
