Lineage

Time etched in soot encased stone

boundaries defined by yesteryear clans

painfully laid in biting winds by hand

forebears long gone; sadly not known.

Familiarity so foreign; strange sameness 

storied history, individuals; unaccounted 

many forgotten challenges surmounted 

close eyes, remember - glass frameless.

One chapter in conglomerated pedigree

adaptability given, resiliency assured

destiny lone; not defined by committee 

everything imaginable certainly endured.