In the Details: The Kind of Lie

The Kind of Lie

To a 6-year-old
The idea that Earth
Never stops moving
Is the kind of
Lie Parents Tell
Which sits inside her
Mind like a boulder
Until something like
Light or shadow
Exchange and
Mind's eye
Shifts and she
Notices
Boulder is, 
Actually,
Buffalo
Chewing cud.

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This post is part of a the poetry series, "" -- daily poetry and photos, inspired by where we live. 

The posts for January are part of an international small stone writing project "The River of Stones."

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