Eternity Etched in Temporal Sands

Posted on by Chris G Thelen

In celebration of National Poetry Month, I am reposting some poetry.

I walk along the ocean shore

Footprints formed in the sand

Behind me each step is erased

As the waves pound the shore

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Thousands before me

Have walked this very shore

Every trace of their steps

Washed away by the waves

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Ships arrived to conquer lands

Armies waded to shore

Empires rose and then fell

While waves lapped the shore

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As the years continue to pass

Buildings rise with sweat and toil

Then slowly crumble with age

As waves reshape the shore

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Vacation houses on the shore

Balconies with ocean views

Mighty storms take them down

As waves crash the shore

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As I walk along the ocean shore

I recall God’s constant love

His eternal voice whispers

As the waves lap at the shore

#Retrospective — This post originally published January 24, 2019.

“Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure.” (Psalm 39:4-5, NIV)

“Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.” (Psalm 119:89-90)

© 2019 CGThelen

14 thoughts on “Eternity Etched in Temporal Sands”

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  4. Great is His faithfulness (constancy like ocean waters).
    His mercies are new every morning (healing over shifted sands).

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