STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES

By moonphish

Wed, 29 Oct 2014

i've seen the wonders of the caves

cathedrals made of lime

beheld the hallowed features

of the slow parade of time

stalactites are the ones that hang

stalagmites dot the ground

i pondered them for quite a while

and this is what i found

i feel like a stalactite

when i'm doing not a thing

just waiting for the shoe to drop

the hefty gal, to sing

my face is pointed towards the floor

just looking down in space

perplexed and apathetic

of my final resting place

i feel like a stalagmite

when embarking on a quest

with arms outstretched into the air

why sleep ? i need no rest

my eyes are searching high above

my mind awash with awe

assertive and attentive

with my rules the only law

stalagmites that grow tall enough

stalactites that descend

can meet and form a column

that's more difficult to bend