Precipice

quickly racing flowing smooth
	plane of glass unchanging be
reflects above bowl of blue
	castles flying may be seen

bits of crystal in matrix tight
	foraged in fire before time
buried deep beyond light
	and forever it will be

born of fire burning hot
	flying high wild and free
heat released into the night
	forever lost flown away

endless tearing pulling free
	denied not in relentless time
stone reduced and destroyed
	bits of sand flow away

‘tis unchanged beyond sight
	something that forever has
defined in frozen stone
	unchanging like the earth and sky

rushing torrent falling free
	flying high upon the breeze
flashing like crystal jewels
	rainbows scattered in the light

pool deep of icy cold
	turbulent currents flow about
massive stones buried within
	now unchanging once again

endless time not frozen be
	yet too slow for eye to see
crystals flash in flowing stream
	pieces that time carries away

forever stood within the stream
	parting breaking relentless be
bone of earth within the sky
	as unchanging as flow of time

one too many does break free
	crystal flashing torn away
tremble does so tiny be
	minuet tremble growing be

tipping sliding breaking free
	with the flow carried be
flight too brief it will be
	till the moment it will end
 
quickly racing flowing smooth
	plane of glass unchanging be
reflects above bowl of blue
	castles flying may be seen

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