Shored

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River shore

eroded, old

holds secrets

still untold

of struggles

unrecorded and

histories undreamed

and never seen--

of ancient waters

all consuming

ordered by the moon--

of forces unforgiving,

making, breaking

brinks and edges

then eating them away.

Still, in timeless,

wordless passages

messages remain,

scratched by

brittle fingers,

dry and tired,

yet clinging,

enormous

in their strength.

The route is shored.

Braced barriers

mark and part

the path, guide

and guard the crossing

for this chosen pass.