Dusty shale falls around me
And sweat drips down my back
As I strike the bedrock harder
The surface begins to crack
I break this shell to take the plunge
Into the depths of the unknown
Unlocking the secrets of the past
In each fragment of bone
With each layer I get deeper:
The abyss of mystery unbound
As the stories are uncovered
Of the ghosts resting in the ground
From the floor of the sea
The humble trilobite
To the Megalodon lurking above
And it's otherworldly bite
Tiny tiptoes of tiktaalik
As from the sea you rise
Feathered spread of archaeopteryx
Your legacy will rule the skies
We read a new page of life's history
The secrets the rocks hide
Spirits waiting miles beneath the Earth
Buried deep inside.
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Tailwind: Poems by a Teenage Naturalist
Poetry🕊️A 2018 Watty's Longlisted Work!🕊️ ...the girl asked the raven how she could fly. The Raven told her it was easy. All she needed was a tailwind to help her heart soar. Flight lets you see the world from a different perspective. My eyes are ope...
