A Quiet Meditation. A Break in the Cold.









Think of the most placid place
It is where will find yourself in a canoe
Your long paddle slips into the still water ahead
 



   Above I have chosen to take a step away from writing and instead allow for the stone to speak for it self. The initial shape recalls a feather with a white tip. It also reads as a human in a canoe paddling. There is a quiet serenity. Please take a moment to voyage back in time. Sublime.





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