Brick by brick, our intentions converged to build a structure meant to last forever.
Little did I know how visitors will write different stories on chosen stones, and choose to call it their own. They look for their fifteen minutes of immortality, as much as I wanted it for decades.
The structure weathers storms, rain and sunshine but changes a little with every fresh gust of wind. The winds bring news from afar. Birds sing songs from lands it has never visited and never will.
Curiosity and wistfulness inflict more change than cold, hard intent.
I concur with the inscription.
Creative Experiments and More 
Poignant and profound musings. Loved the birds and songs bit a little too much.😁
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Thanks a ton! 😀
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I would add envy and short-sightedness to your two. Like Dawn said, thoughtful post. I would expect no less from you, Reena.
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Thanks for the value-add :), Lisa!
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🙂 ❤
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This one makes you think.
Thank you.
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Dawn!
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It is amazing that there are structures from many civilizations that have lasted centuries but I also don’t get when people etch their names on things that don’t belong to them, especially in trees.
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Trees suffer. We don’t acknowledge their pain.
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Well done. It is amazing to think of all the civilizations which have thought they would last forever.
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Those discovered or exhumed later only satisfy curiosity.
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Ozymandias woz ere.
The craving for immortality through a name perplexes me – and the desire to graffiti it onto something so beautiful even more so.
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I agree.
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I focused on the fact that people were etching their names or . . . into the stone. That always irritates me. I’ve never been able to figure out the necessity to do such things. Well done.
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Those are illusions of immortality 😦
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Well. done, Reena. Our thinking was quite similar on this prompt.
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Glad it resonated with you. Thank you, Linda!
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Some top Prose
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Thank you so much!
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Such a profound story.
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Thank you so much, Sadje!
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You’re most welcome
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So many civilisations have hoped their works would last forever
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And many more will continue to hope 😂
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