From Life to Stone: A Fossil’s Tale
In the depths of ancient sea, where the waters swayed and sighed,
Lived a creature, small and free, in a world where wonders bide.
With a shell of shimmering grace, it danced through currents, bright and bold,
Unaware of time’s embrace, nestled in coral, blue and gold.
But the world was ever-changing, as the tides began to shift,
Volcanoes roared, and mountains reigned, nature’s hand would not uplift.
A storm unleashed its fury fierce, the waves would rise, the waters churn,
In the tumult, nature's art, a tragic twist the tides would turn.
The creature met its final day, as it settled on the sea’s bed,
Buried deep in silt and clay, where whispers of the past were shed.
In layers thick, it slumbered slow, embraced by earth’s gentle caress,
While time ticked on, the world would grow, and flowers bloomed in vast excess.
Years turned to epochs, ages passed, as the land transformed and swayed,
From sea to land, like shadows cast, the ancient now gave way to grey.
With pressure tight, the sands compressed, turned soft flesh to hardening stone,
In silence deep, the tale was pressed, a memory of life now grown.
Then came the hands of curious minds, they unearthed treasures from the past,
With careful grace, the search aligns, the fossil’s secret held steadfast.
In the classroom bright, where knowledge beams, a testament to life once bold,
Now a silent guide for future dreams, a story of the earth retold.
So here I lay, in quiet grace, a relic of the ages gone,
From ocean depths to earthly space, a witness to the life’s great dawn.
Remember me, this humble shell, for deep in time, I lived and thrived,
A whisper of the ocean’s swell, in your heart, my essence survives.