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The Pebble I Poem By Samriddha,12,Kolkata
This poem by Samriddha talks about the journey of a small pebble as it travels through different places, at different times and in nature. The poem beautifully captures the adventure of an ordinary object, showing how even the most minor things have a story to tell. It captures the idea that everything has its own story.
The Pebble
A pebble came rolling by the street,
a little shiny, a little sweet
Took it up to see
And felt the smoothness of it.
As it is losing the thoughts in the lands of dreams…
Once,
a stonecutter was busy with his work
when he found a rock jerk.
It broke and fell,
splashing into the rapid river with a sound.
The stream took it along
The rock tumbled down.
It was too grumpy,
but it lost the furry by the time.
The edges were no longer there
but became smaller and smaller,
still being carried by the river.
It then got caught
in the fisherman’s knot.
With ignorance, he threw it
on the land, and the pebble hit.
A dog came to smell it
and, taking it, ran
as if a man were chasing him.
Left the pebble by a tree
while from the top, everything the crow could see.
He picked it
up and flew & flew & flew far away
with the pebble in his beak.
He threw it into the pot
to drink the water
as he had thought.
Quenching his thirst, he flew away
on that hot day.
Then came a boy
who got the pebble,
trying to fetch a mango
but missed the top
and the pebble went on tumble.
It went down & down & down
and the girl kicked it hard
that it got in the way of a red bird.
She flew with it
but then left and went away.
And ah!
It came rolling down my way!
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