Pebbles

She lets one fall
into the nearest water;
shallow or deep,
it doesn't matter.

The ripples move
from static centre
- rapid or slow -
the water changes.

He hurls one fast
across the smooth surface;
sinking or skimmed,
it's linear travel.

The splashes fade
- the stone gets smaller -
distant or near,
a pebble's taken.

Hand in water
grasping curved smoothness
- pebble or word -
it ripples again.