This is a love letter from father to daughter, written to delight and comfort.The father wishes he were a humble pebble,always in her pocket.
He tells her . . .
“A stone can be beautiful.”
“A stone can live forever.”
“A stone can be used to skim over water, leaving round ripples on the surface.”
“A stone can come from your backyard, or from as far as outer space!”
“A stone can be BIG like a mountain, or small like a pebble.”
Through his imagination, he shows her the beauty and magic to be found in such a seemingly ordinary, humble object. But above all, he tells her he dreams of being a little stone pebble – all smooth, and round, and soft, sitting snugly at the bottom of her pocket.
A little pebble she can hold
so tightly in her hand, to keep</
