photos by my daughter, Alissa, taken at the local college of Mining here

How Swiftly The Years

How swiftly the years fall into each other,

the past compressed underground

in layered deposits of Memories.

Some remain hidden, others found

of use, or not, as Life continues

circling ‘round Earth’s fleeting Ages,

years under water or under ground.

November 7, 2025

Shelley A. Wilson

Haileybury, Ontario