Human Strata
Human strata
Layer upon layer,
We are but human strata,
Gradually wearing away the stories of our past.
Yes, you may crumble with the relentless tide,
But in that earth-shattering,
Earthquake moment so long ago now,
You held your own!
Your strata are there for all to see,
You are truth, solidified forever.
Proof that beneath every grass-topped clifftop,
(Underneath your superfluous clothes),
There's depth, there's colour,
There's a story to be told,
Each layer a life!
A time once lived,
Is never forgotten.
At these cliff-edges in life,
Time protrudes through the earth
Like an uprising,
Demonstrating the power within us all -
To show our inner core!
Bare it with pride in the most violent of weathers,
When you feel most battered by the waves,
For exposed, you're at your most beautiful.
For exposed, you live out your truth.
A Wensley
East Quantoxhead
2022
Ooh I've got a painting that would go with that one relating to strata and layers of stories.
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