Sterkfontein: Cave Of The Gods

What is this place?

This home of the stromatolite

Who breathed oxygen into life

When the planet still steamed toxic?

 

What is this place?

This womb of the mammals

Who found warmth in their blood

When reptiles still ruled the land?

 

What is this place?

This cradle of the ape-man

Who walked erect on the ground

When the jungles still favoured swinging?

 

What is this place?

This crucible of the stone-man

Who tamed the wild red flower

When nature still feared incineration?

 

What is this place?

This forge of the iron-man

Who amplified power in their hands

When the elements still tested survival?

 

What is this place?

This valley of the ancestors

Who discovered strength in community

When civilization still wanted nurturing?

 

What is this place?

This tomb of the warriors

Who fought the battle for dignity

When prejudice was still a formidable foe?

 

What is this place?

This site of world heritage

Which celebrates creation’s genesis

When the world still craves rebirth?

 

What is this place?

This cave of the gods

Who dream humanity into the future

When evolution is still an embryo?

 

 

Copyright 2005

 

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