What a Life!

What a Life!
It all started
A long, long, time ago
In a moment of absent mindedness
I believe..

First there was Darkness
I am told
And think we lived like moles
Underground, or undersea
Like whales playing..

What a Life.
It all began
With the first story told,
Something given in absent mindedness –
I forget.

Then there came the first
Taste of Air
Flavoured like an awakening
Remember?
Each sense opening?

What a life.
The pain of it!
It's hard to believe
Dolphins play smiling.
Swimming in absent mindedness
I forget.

Then there came the Light
Touch of love's care.
I believe we sang songlines
In marooned languages,
Tuned words lost in absent mindedness
Remember?

What a Life!

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