{"id":40,"date":"2013-03-17T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maribranze.ro\/maribranze\/?p=40"},"modified":"2017-04-20T13:47:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T10:47:47","slug":"twas-older-than-the-seashells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maribranze.ro\/maribranze\/twas-older-than-the-seashells\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Twas older than the seashells [Poem]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I loved a fossil once<br \/>\nWhen Earth was young and tame;<br \/>\nI loved a fossil once &#8211;<br \/>\nA creature with no name.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Twas older than the seashells<br \/>\nAnd older than the trees;<br \/>\n&#8216;Twas older than the first fish<br \/>\nBreathing through its gills.<\/p>\n<p>And old enough it was to be<br \/>\nReplaced with gems and stones;<br \/>\nFor life in it had long been gone<br \/>\n&#8211; No breath, no dust, no bones.<\/p>\n<p>Yet an imprint still remained<br \/>\nDespite the flow of time;<br \/>\nIt was embedded in the soil<br \/>\nAnd in this heart of mine.<\/p>\n<p>And so the creature could exist<br \/>\nDespite its nonexistence;<br \/>\nFor conscience made it bear a name<br \/>\nAffirming its consistence.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i>Uite c\u0103 m-a lovit scrisul de poezii (\u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 neumoristice!!!) \u00een englez\u0103.<\/i><br \/>\n<i><br \/>\n<\/i><i>\u015ei uite la ce m\u0103 refer:<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Opabinia\"> Opabinia<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Imaginea (cu un amonit, nu cu o Opabinia) e de pe pixabay.com<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share!<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-40\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maribranze.ro\/maribranze\/twas-older-than-the-seashells\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-40\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maribranze.ro\/maribranze\/twas-older-than-the-seashells\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maribranze.ro\/maribranze\/twas-older-than-the-seashells\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-40\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maribranze.ro\/maribranze\/twas-older-than-the-seashells\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maribranze.ro\/maribranze\/twas-older-than-the-seashells\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20%27Twas%20older%20than%20the%20seashells%20%5BPoem%5D&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maribranze.ro%2Fmaribranze%2Ftwas-older-than-the-seashells%2F&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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