Nothing Remains was written for Pablo Neruda, it discusses the impermanent journey of life, how all things are temporary, in a constant state of change.
Lyrics
Nothing Remains
Ricardo Reyes composes in sand
Carves on the hulls of wooden boats
Speaks to the wind
Sets ink in linen
Linen to fire
He tells me
Nothing remains - waves wash over - walls tumble
And we’re left with what cries out
What needs to be
Ricardo Reyes scribbles lines on passing walls
Images - Moments
Layers of thought pressed like flowers
Amid pages of human history
He tells me
Nothing remains - only the soul of truth
It is here I am truly happy
Understanding words are not stone
That summers stretch away fair
While the bones of the Earth may breach
With or without me
Tomorrow’s sun will rise
For Pablo Neruda
© Fredrick Brooks
