placid ripples radiate

out from the stone's wake

it falls into silence

downward

from a nameless toss it came

flying in a moment

failing to break gravity's spell

downward

descending the abyss

parting waters of primeval ways

stirring the reservoir of rage

downward

what life lies beneath

what longings to be stirred

what hopes become reacquainted

down there

a small pebble settles on deepest sediment

nests into it's new dark home

and something, disturbed, moves

down there.