A story in many unequal parts, some missing – 23

I was gathering strangeness, like little stones. Tossing
them into a jar, waiting for the water to rise to the
top. A thirsty crow, negotiating…

Just dropped Part 23 of the series: “A story in many unequal parts, some missing”. Read the poem here.
Catch up on the previous post that has the recording of Part 14 if you haven’t heard it already!! This series has been active now since the end of July and we’re up to 23 poems and 14 audio recordings. Hope you’ve been following!!