Pebbles - Childhood Revelation I

Walking by the sea

Throwing smooth washed pebbles
As far as I could

For most of my childhood 

I believed pebbles were different from stones

That they were found on beach

Because they were round and smooth

So as not to hurt the strollers

That they were colourful 

To make the sea look beautiful

Like I used to wear hair-bands and clips

To dress up in my childhood

Logic seemed perfectly fine

Until I knew something like science

And logic took a toll

Little did I know then

Something so soft and calm 
Like the ocean water 
Could grind the rough stones into soft pebbles

But still I choose to believe, nature placed them there 

So that I don't get hurt 

Next time I walk bare feet by the ocean

To indulge in the beauty of setting sun... :) 

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\Written for Poetry Jam!

Such was the perception of pebbles in my lovely childhood.Childhood Revelations are many but for now read on and smile.. :)