As the years proceed
The man I was
Drifts further
And further
Into the shadows
Until, in the mirror
There is only
The man who is
I love the way time
And the elements enhance
Its beauty
Its value
Of a battle
And a castle
Shrouded in grey
But
For fires
Raging
And my loved one
There
Life threatened
Where every thundering wave
Takes me back
Ten thousand years
To a time before industry
To a time before capital
To a time before government
To a time before language
To a time before consciousness
To a time before life
Like the dragonfly caught
In amber
From a time
No words remember
Wishing it
Each time
To be
Different
Until I look again
And see the beauty
In the dilapidated
The strength
In the distressed
The resilience
In the rusted
Drought leaves the gully quiet
What water there is
Seeps down a shaded wall
Trickles in the valley
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