I WALK AMONGST THE ANCIENTS - As I walk along the ocean at sunrise My eyes wander along the sandy shore My mind drifts away to times long ago Of lives long gone, forevermore
A calm blesses my heartbeat My soul soothed by the crashing waves These are my forever moments These are the ones that my heart saves The oceans have seen so many things Millions of years claimed in the passing This living time capsule of evolution The blink of an eye, Earth's memories amassing
I hold these timeless memories in my hand These precious lives lived so far in the past They were gone long before the dawn of man These aren't the first, nor the last Fossilized lives lost long ago And these grains of shifting sands so fine I feel connected to Mother Earth for a moment As I hold those lives in these hands of mine My smile kissed by the rays of sun Evolutionary pieces of sand blown away And in that moment, I can't help but realize It's what we'll all become some day
- JB, 14SEP2K24
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Beautiful and it makes you think of the cycle of life. Love the photos, especially the top