Construction began when the earth was half as old,
Warm seas came in, shed debris and left, over and again
Layer upon layer, eon upon epoch, the building complete
In the interlude stark empty desert, humid river plain.
Armoured crabs,
Burrowed,
Muddy ooze encases skeleton
Lizards scurried,
push-ups,
Under the searing ancient sun.
A vast plateau, blank canvas, waits, for an artist to meet.
River the sculpter,
slices,
Undercuts the pages of time.
Sharp edges,
Smoothed,
By patient abrasive wind chime.