Time goes ever on and on Down from the beach where it began. Now far uphill the river's gone, And they must follow, if they can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where wowterfalls and canyons meet. And whither then? They cannot say. Time goes ever ever on, Under star and baobab tree, From fields where long the sun has shone, And rivers that don't reach the sea; Over dunes by aeons sown, And through the long abandoned vines, Over grass and over stone, And through the trees engraved with signs. Times goes ever ever on Underneath far-future star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that Beanies' maps now know With horror in those halls of stone Look one last time to home below And plains and hills they long have known. Time goes ever on and on Up from the beach where it began. Now far above the tribe have gone, Let others follow them who can! Let them a journey new begin, As they at last with weary feet Will step into the air so thin, Their destinies and fates to meet.
Posted on 2013-07-30 08:50.