Tides of Time

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

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

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

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

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

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