Vanishing Point
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Vanishing Point

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 2, 20261 min
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Short sighted I don't even see his shot hit the water.

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Hello, this is J.A. Lenten. I'm recording from Dorset, England. This is my poem, Vanishing Point. Grandfather and I are hurling stones into Brandy Bay. Round for round he beats my distance. Short sighted I don't even see his shot hit the water.

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It's all in the wind-up, he says, mid-spin. On release, I worry for him. What if he sinks some passing shit? Could one good pitch turn the earth and strike the back of my head?

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You're not watching, he says. I give him my full attention. Casting back, he drops the stone behind his ear, and with neat flair, releases nothing. I'm casting. He's under a stone. But as I weigh one pebble against another, something zips

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