I took a walk today
Along a sandy beach.
The edge at which the unknown depths
Attempt their final reach
For Earth’s silicate security -
Unmoving rest.
But…
They are rebuffed
With resultant
Unceasing movement -
Evidence of unpassed test.
Unsuccessful elemental merger,
The ocean presses on
Seeking to gain the foothold
That has eluded for so long.
Relentlessly,
Throwing frothy tendrils
That rush boldly up the sand
As though in one last effort
Their lofty goal to land.
Leaving broken shards behind them
For the moment,
They retreat;
Back to where they came from
The dark and sunless deep,
Until in future concursion...
Earth and water re-meet.
And we…
The insignificant walkers,
We search and scour the trail.
Pouncing on shell fragments
And action weary stones.
We are but frail...
Bystanders.
Tactile hoarders.
On short life loans.
About us, there is rare unity
Together they will band.
Mineral grains will coalesce,
Drawing in cool water
To fill and redress,
Air pockets in the sand.
Sucking our mortal footsteps
With sweetest caress
Into distant memory.
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