he fulfilled a promise <br />to be strong <br />alone with the rest of <br />his lonely surroundings <br />despite the <br />number <br /> <br />the storms <br />and drought <br />the devastation <br />of the quakes and <br />floods <br />no way <br />they cannot effect <br />him <br />them <br /> <br />along the river <br />they all lie <br />all faceless <br />stones <br />so many <br />pebbles <br />made by <br />God<br /><br />RIC S. BASTASA<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/along-the-river-the-stones-and-pebbles/
