Everyday Poem-16, still A Pebble Very Ordinary Poem by Bharati Nayak

I am an ordinary pebble
Thrown by the stream side
Before that I went through
Many cycles of run downs
My edges smoothed
My body shined
But, I am still an ordinary pebble
Once you picked up
Perhaps looked at me with curiosity
and put me in your pocket absentmindedly
And I was put into a washing machine
Along with your dress
I am moving round and round
And you forgot to switch off
The machine still runs
Me in endless circles.
@Bharati Nayak
27th January 2026