Casey Burchby: The Test of Time
Image: Unsplash, downloaded (https://unsplash.com/photos/zvf7cZ0PC20) 19.9.2021. Star Stuff Stone, brick, wood, plaster – Save minor flood, no disaster Will they withstand and keep From rubble, ash, or liquefaction Our schools and towns Our stores and towers Mean to last decades or forever But fail the test over and over Institutions, governments Look like firmer permanence Cumulative philosophies The idea-building of centuries Crushing stray concepts With immovable math And
