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It had been years since Lily had been to this place. The years had worn away on her memory. Much of the wear and tear she welcomed. She had blocked out all the memories she had of this place. But being here made her feel like she had never left. It seemed like yesterday that she was a little girl again, smiling into his face. They were only children. Yet their world seemed perfect together.
She walked through the sand, feeling it seep between her toes, and remembered how he had told her they would get married someday. It made her smile to remember his child-like face, his little sweaty hand in hers, his big dark eyes and how they sparkled.
Then she saw it. It was barely visible, worn and smoothed out by the years of wind and water. But it was still there. She couldn't believe it was still there.
She ran her fingers over the sand stone and remembered him carving it out. The imperfect heart shape and their initials inside. G + L
Now her heart began to hurt. The reminder was plain before her. The deep wound to the right side of the heart was from a rock she had thrown at it after the accident.
She remembered feeling her body convulse in sobs, but not being able to hear them through the storm. She remembered the feel of her long wet hair sticking to her face, and the salty water sticking to her legs and clothing.
She remembered seeing George's cold, still body laying in the sand.
Lily blinked the memory away.
Suddenly this place didn't seem as warm. She looked up to the sky to see the sun had hidden behind a cloud. The sand beneath her feet was suddenly cooler than before. She stood and looked back down at the worn heart on the sand stone.
The tears rolled down her cheeks again, but this time she welcomed them. She needed this. Somehow letting the tears flow made the pain in her chest ease a little.
Softly she whispered into the silence, "I'm sorry, George." As she turned to slowly walk back across the sand the wind blew back her hair and she felt lighter somehow. Her lungs drew in a long, full breath and she felt like she hadn't felt so good in a long time. Somehow she felt she could hear him whispering back.
The glow in her chest came back. She looked up to the sky and the sun had come out again. She wiped away the tears on her cheeks, closed her eyes, and smiled into the sky. She couldn't help it. She was happy and it felt so good to be this happy again after so long.
"I love you, too."
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A & B are the initials that were craved into this sand stone. It was during their courtship and they decided it would be a fun thing to do. During the years the wind and rain have washed part of their piece of work away BUT their love still runs strong.
It had been years since Lily had been to this place. The years had worn away on her memory. Much of the wear and tear she welcomed. She had blocked out all the memories she had of this place. But being here made her feel like she had never left. It seemed like yesterday that she was a little girl again, smiling into his face. They were only children. Yet their world seemed perfect together.
She walked through the sand, feeling it seep between her toes, and remembered how he had told her they would get married someday. It made her smile to remember his child-like face, his little sweaty hand in hers, his big dark eyes and how they sparkled.
Then she saw it. It was barely visible, worn and smoothed out by the years of wind and water. But it was still there. She couldn't believe it was still there.
She ran her fingers over the sand stone and remembered him carving it out. The imperfect heart shape and their initials inside. G + L
Now her heart began to hurt. The reminder was plain before her. The deep wound to the right side of the heart was from a rock she had thrown at it after the accident.
She remembered feeling her body convulse in sobs, but not being able to hear them through the storm. She remembered the feel of her long wet hair sticking to her face, and the salty water sticking to her legs and clothing.
She remembered seeing George's cold, still body laying in the sand.
Lily blinked the memory away.
Suddenly this place didn't seem as warm. She looked up to the sky to see the sun had hidden behind a cloud. The sand beneath her feet was suddenly cooler than before. She stood and looked back down at the worn heart on the sand stone.
The tears rolled down her cheeks again, but this time she welcomed them. She needed this. Somehow letting the tears flow made the pain in her chest ease a little.
Softly she whispered into the silence, "I'm sorry, George." As she turned to slowly walk back across the sand the wind blew back her hair and she felt lighter somehow. Her lungs drew in a long, full breath and she felt like she hadn't felt so good in a long time. Somehow she felt she could hear him whispering back.
The glow in her chest came back. She looked up to the sky and the sun had come out again. She wiped away the tears on her cheeks, closed her eyes, and smiled into the sky. She couldn't help it. She was happy and it felt so good to be this happy again after so long.
"I love you, too."
It doesnt really matter.
Because as the stone has forgotten their names, they too have faded memories of the moment when they carved it.
Howard couldn't believe the scene before him; the hieroglyphs he was expecting were not the first things the light illuminated in the tomb.
It seemed surreal to him, the famous Howard Carter, as he explored the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
Yet it was there, the unmistakable symbol of love, worn through the ages but still as powerful as if it were inscribed yesterday.
Who'da thunk it?
Carved Heart
S.V. and K.R. swore their love to be true.
In that moment they both knew just what to do.
With his blade, their mark he made for the world to see
in the sandstone he would later bemoan for lack of a tree.
For time did erode that which was showed as a symbol of their love.
he avowed toward the sky, one more try, to the Lord above.
This time they scored a granite board in a town to the east.
So their mark would live on like their love strong for a few centuries at least.
stu pidasso
21May2009
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