GONDWANALAND

the beginning of the world

from a crack in the earth's crust

deep in the bottom of the sea

the center pushes upward

until it breaks the surface

with tidal waves and a cloud of steam

reaching toward the sky

to shape the sacred land

born from a molten core

and cooled by the island breeze

until the first blade of green springs up

and millennia elapse

as layers of plant life decay into the earth

tree roots push their way down to secure a hold

and establish the forest

the faint color of flowers hide

in the pale green background

and the gray of volcanic rock

Gondwanaland...

the beginning of the world

from a crack in the earth's crust

deep in the bottom of the sea

as sounds of night melt into sounds of morning

and the earth awakens

amid flapping of wings

and the pulse of crickets

a forest dripping green and gray

beneath the canopy layer

through the vines and mist

and the smell of the earth

footprints appear in the mud

and the journey begins

through the forest

to the dark interior

through evolution

seeking the very origin of life itself

seeking the consciousness from which life begins

and the place to which it returns

following the path through

war and peace

love and loss

company and solitude

life and death

to the place where opposites

no longer exist

the end of the world

from a crack in the earth's crust

deep in the bottom of the sea

- paresh


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