Photo: Amitai Asif
Still they strive
Strain to grow
Stretch to touch
Yearning so.
Almost there
But not quite
Only five
Thousand years
Till they finally
Hold hands.
tucked away in the mountains
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Very nice description of the stalactite and stalagmite coming together to hold hands.
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Thank you! It always seems so imminent and yet so, well, out of reach …
I remember seeing some in a cave as a child and being utterly mesmerized by the length of time it took for stalagmites and stalactites to grow. The mere concept of millennia upon millennia was just beyond my perception (it still is, but now I can pretend to understand … ;)). In reality, it still boggles the mind: according to Encyclopedia.com, cave stalagmites grow rather slowly—0.00028–0.037 in/yr (0.007–0.929 mm/yr)!
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Ah, intractable anthropomorphization, written in stone. Cute
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🙂 Glad you thought so!
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So interesting…unique.
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🙂 Thanks for the comment! 🙂
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Just out of reach for thousands of years! Now that’s got to be frustrating! It surely makes some of our day to day frustrations seem quite trivial.
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Indeed! Then again, we are entitled to our frustrations… and given our lifespans compares to that of rocks… perhaps our ‘thousands’ are measured in minutes after all …
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Amazing. How we focus on our days and when we consider all of the things happening on this planet before and after we’re gone.
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We are small and very, very transient, but we are still part of this blue marble hurtling through space, and as such, part of its history, however fleeting. Our days is all we have, so they matter, but it certainly helps to also hold a bigger perspective. …
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And I thought waiting in line at the grocery store was frustrating?
😉 Very nice!
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It can be an and/and world, you know… 😉
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amazing words
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Thank you! How kind! 🙂
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Maybe time moves in a different way for them 🙂 It’s a great little poem – one of those ones that will stick in the mind for years. Well done.
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Yes, time can be funny, right? What IS time for a rock or a fossil or a tree or … a butterfly? Thank you for the lovely comment! Hope this week is a gentle one for you, Na’ama
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Thanks – this week has been kind of a time warp for me – how come it’s already Thursday afternoon?
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I donnow. It is Thursday morning here … 😉 But, yeah, I don’t know what happened to the week (or the summer, for that matter)–time IS warped of late. People say it is a sign of getting older to have time speed by, but I’ve had kids as young as 9 tell me that time’s been flying … so … May the end of the week, at least, slow down for a breath or two (or three).
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Yes, time has gone weird. Sometimes are weirder than others – this week has flown by.
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waiting is frustrating but the rewards are there for those who do – nature is a good teacher – i like how you linked thoughts and feelings
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Thank you! Yes, though the rewards for waiting aren’t always clear, and some may debate their worthiness, the reality is that waiting happens … and we can see about making the most of it, to the best of our abilities. And sometimes, waiting just is. My gratitude for the lovely comment, and I hope you stop by again — I always appreciate the feedback! Na’ama
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it was my pleasure to read your words, i hope to read more in future
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🙂 How kind! Thank you!
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Graphic depiction of the eons before us, and reminder we are but a link in the chain of life.
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Well said, Beverly! Indeed we are all but a link in the chain of life. Perfectly stated. 🙂 Thank you for commenting! Na’ama
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Sometimes even stones can seem to yearn
–Fireblossom
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🙂 so true!
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The slow trickle of frustration.
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Exactly! 🙂
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Sometimes reaching out is all we can do. Thought-provoking poem!
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Thank you! 🙂 Indeed, sometimes this is all we can do …
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