Storyhearth Day

    by Snipe

Do bring the rocks-
the ancient stones
to build a fire
to call our own

The wood is stacked
all bundled neat
lets gather here
and take a seat

The fires lit
the flames begin
to take us back
and round again

We circle round
the roaring flame
all holding hands
to make a chain

The home's the heart
the flame within
The Island's song
we now begin-

"So long ago
The Island's birth
from molten rock
out of the Earth

A million years
to shape and grow,
the fossil record
tells us so

Life appeared
in myriad form-
from fish and reptile
to insect swarm

Flourished well
upon this land
guided by
Nature's knowing hand

And by this hand
some power lent
for an odd experiment-

With all the force
Nature could spare
She made The Island
self-aware

The Island felt
the pull of Time
and quickly worked
to undo this crime

Nature gave
a little more
to help The Island
even the score

What they did
we do not know
but the plan's
success does clearly show-

Human and Saurian
united here
in Love and Friendship
with Good Cheer

The Island
hides from Time's effects
and we the inhabitants
are in its debt

And now with Thanks
we end this song
our Island safe
forever long."

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