Creek Stones by Glenda Barrett

Creek Stones
by
Glenda Barrett

Warm oil drips
from her fingers onto
my tight, tender muscles
as she massages my body.

It takes me back to a time,

when my children were infants,

and I rubbed them with baby oil,

except her touch is firmer.

As the therapist strokes my arm,

she hands me a warm stone

before sliding it up and down

my arms in a slow motion.

She talks about Indians,

how they once took stones

from creeks and heated them

to warm their bodies at night.

I think of mountain streams

wildflowers and fresh cool air
as the warmth of the stones lull
me into a world of perfect peace.

From When the Sap Rises (Finishing Line Press, 2008)
This poem also appear in Red River Review.
Used here with the author's permission.

Glenda Barrett, a native of Hiawassee, Georgia, is an artist, poet and writer. Her writing has appeared in Woman's World, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Farm & Ranch Living, Rural Heritage, Kaleidoscope, Journal of Kentucky Studies, Smoky Mountain Living, Georgia Magazine, and many other publications.

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