the sands

an empty void lies just beyond
what we see and what we know
always trying to understand
what has happened to our lives
the sands reveal so many things
hiding more than we know
given time what will these sands
reveal to searching eyes
deep beneath the warm surface
lies a cold dark past
lost perhaps forever in
the blowing sands of time
monuments bursting from the earth
their creators lie still unknown
a sight above all other sights
an image of perfection
what are these things that we can see
shrouded forever in mystery
the kings and pharoahs lived with them
for eternity they've been there
build by man or those unknown
the heavens created on earth
built in line with all the stars
a guide to an unknown map
ut where will they one day take us
the heavens and other worlds
and in these places soon discovered
will we not just find ourselves
seeing finally what we've been thinking
changing all we've ever known
history is our but our seeing
only that what we want to see
astronomy has come so far
yet few times has it changed
the ancients knew what we know now
and how i can only wonder
but as i look into the past
looking for whats really there
my only hope is that one day
the sands will reveal its secrets
and time will fall upon itself
in a wave of understanding