i caught myself yesterday
throwing pebbles at the moon.

none of them hit, perhaps,
but i didnt see
any hit the ground,
either.

maybe one, riding on
a gust of wind, vaulted
the atmosphere and
approached the
starry night.

or did i pick one stone
so smooth and round,
that upon release, it
simply glided
straight through
the veil of this world
and flung itself
headlong
into the next?