A Hand In Time
I view my hand. I see an ancient land.
A melanomic crater, deep in the desert,
Speaks of greedy sun-soaked days.
Wanton then. Gone now.
Sparse wispy palm trees cluster,
Storm ravaged, angled randomly,
Now almost invisible,
Now silver in the light.
Ravines compressed in lines
Symmetrical, as from space,
Appearing geometric,
Requiring translation,
Needing understanding,
Awaiting exploration.
Ahead, beyond the fault line,
Mountains expand and converge,
Blue-edged and rising high
Above the sandy plain, sinuous,
Majestic, uncharted.
Stretching and contracting
As wrinkled parchment
In a shoreline breeze,
Pointing the way to the long journey's end.
Translucent and, yes, still beautiful.
A multitude of moments
Have slowly wrought such change.
Soul-stirring eloquence silently tells
Of times and deeds long past,
Though yet concealing secrets deep,
Of silken dreams within a lover's sleep
And memories of a sweet caress.
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