Water Shaping Stone – v3

His life changed, over time
sometimes imperceptively
like water shaping stone,
carving the rock with
the force of a torrent,
the crash of the waves,
the etching of the ice moving;
but shaping stone too,
with droplets of waters
summer rains, the drizzle of the dew
trickles down the mountainside
cutting into stone,
in little cleft points,
places where faith can
gather a foothold, collect soil
seeds can find a purchase,
scales can be flaked away
and change came, for him
like water shaping stone


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Edited September 1, 2012
“Water Shaping Stone – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/water-shaping-stone-v2.html
April 7, 2008
“Water Shaping Stone”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/04/water-shaping-stone.html
Walk to Emmaus


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