Copyright 2023 by S. Thomas Kaza
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Cold water seeps, into the porous ground
Finds its way deep, to where limestone is found
As the centuries pass, and time bleeds away
A dark cave is carved out, beyond the light of day
Drip, drop, drip, drop
A cave, a niche, in Mother Earth
A womb from which, She gives birth
To eyeless creatures, that scatter and crawl
Across the cold, moist chamber, from wall to wall
Drip, drop, drip, drop
Water mixed with sulfite, finds this dark place
Down grows a stalactite, the ceiling as its base
And what it cannot hold, is deposited beneath
A stalagmite reaches up, like a great beast’s teeth
Drip, drop, drip, drop
Cave becomes cavern, cracks form in its crown
Ancient man finds, a way to climb down
A sacred place below, the realm of moon and sun
A tomb in which to place, a beloved dead one
Drip, drop, drip, drop