Evanesce
Forget us not
We were alive at one time
We lived and breathed
We loved and wondered
And yes we dreamed
We felt our hearts beat to the rhythm of the wind
We felt the cool rains dance upon our flesh
We welcomed the burning sun that gave us life
And the cold winters snows that nestled the plants while they slumbered
We adapted
We survived
We rejoiced with the glow of morning light
And we both welcomed and feared the hollow black night
We would gaze upon the multitude of twinkling lights in the dark skies
We watched as they drifted across the dark ocean above
We wondered why they called to our souls
And like the celestial beings above, we thought we would be here forever
We were more than predator and prey
We roamed the ancient lands like Gods
We were rulers of a new world
And we never knew what we had until it vanished
Who were we?
What happened to all our brethren?
Where are we now?
When we realized our time was finite, did we wonder,
Why did we vanish when the world was once ours?
We are more than a child’s toy, a plastic shape of wonder
We are more than illustrations created by imaginative minds
We were not mindless creatures stumbling around
And in the grand scheme of the universe, our lives were ephemeral
We were less then a blip, a mere blink in time
We returned to the earth that nurtured us
We wonder, will your bones one day be discovered?
And will they speculate on who you really were
We are the same
We rejoiced with the birth of our young
We wept if they perished
It was a hard life
It was challenging
It was wonderful
We are now gone
Our foot falls will never tremor the earth
Our presence dissipated with time
Our cries will no longer echo across the plains
We shall only inhabit the minds of imaginations
Let us live once more in lore
Let us never be forgotten
Let our existence mean something
We loved and wondered
We lived and breathed
We were alive at one time
Thank you,
Jason
Evanesce
pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
About the Creator
JBaz
I have enjoyed writing for most of my life, never professionally.
I wish to now share my stories with others, lets see where it goes.
Born and raised on the Canadian Prairies, I currently reside on the West Coast. I call both places home.
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Comments (54)
It makes you think, and why did they vanish when the world was once theirs. Nicely Done!!
Beautifully expressed JBaz and insightful! ☺️ 👏
This so beautiful.
Ah now I’m here JBaz via Author of the Day in Vocal+ Assist - so to ‘Jason Basaraba!’ - Rick and the crew had me on a search. And I am thankful that we have already recently met and have begun to reciprocal read. Of course congratulations on the TS and Runner up! Most worthy! This is an intensely moving piece ‘through the ages.’ Reflective, the ‘forevermore,’ demise, a pleading and lament. A poem of superb imagination and insight. Pauline 🌸
beautifully written expression of a past era, that was significant and is now reduced to a toy or play concept... better than being forgotten or ignored!
Thought-provoking. Congrats on your win!
This was so cool. Now I really feel bad for the dinosaurs 🦕. Gave me that chill of how this life form existed and doesn't anymore. Well done ❤️ Congratulations on placing in the challenge too. Well deserved ❤️
Wonderful, well done on placing!
Wooohooooo Congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
I L💖VE the picture too! 😍
Amazing storytelling. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🥳
Congrats, JBaz! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to read this wonderful poem again
Back for the best of reasons. Congrats on a fine placement my friend! 🤩
Congratulations
Congrats, my friend! Well deserved..
Congrats on Runner-up, JBaz!!
Congratulations on the placement, Jason! Great job!
Nice work! 😀
Absolutely loved your poem, JBaz! Filled to the brim with life and wonder. Beautiful and dripping with longing. A reminder of the fragility of existence, including our own.
Fantastic writing.
An interesting dinosaur perspective… I liked: ‘And in the grand scheme of the universe, our lives were ephemeral We were less then a blip, a mere blink in time We returned to the earth that nurtured us We wonder, will your bones one day be discovered? And will they speculate on who you really were”
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Congratulations 🎉.
This piece feels so mystical, magical and nostalgic. Very well written with much curiosity in the heart of your message
Beautiful piece! Thought provoking. We too shall all perish one day....it is like a reminder in our busy life- to cherish our lives while we got it :)