Tides of Time

Richard

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By the ocean's edge, where waves meet the land
______ hear Earth's pulse in the surf and sand
A ______ as old as the planet's birth
The first heartbeat ______ our ancient Earth

The heartbeat of Earth, in waves ______ and strong
Echoes through time, life's unending song
From ______ seas to consciousness vast
The pulse of existence, from ______ to last

Cambrian waters, life's fertile ground
Where arthropod ______ began to pound
Silent contractions, in exoskeletons strong
Guided ______ tides, both gentle and long

Through scales and fins, ______ beat grew clear
In vertebrate chests, drawing life near
______ sea to land, each evolutionary stride
Carried the rhythm ______ the primal tide

From single cell to complex mind
______ life connected, all intertwined
The pulse that started so ______ ago
Still drives us on, in ebb and flow

______ human hearts, with their lub and dub
Echo the ocean, from shore to sub
The beat goes on, through ______ and strife
Waves and heartbeats, the dance of life

All From I Now by calm first hearts long of of primordial rhythm slow the