Here time is measured differently,
Not by the ticking of a clock
With seconds, minutes, days and years
But by the gradual drip baptising,
Below with incremental tiers
That grow within this hidden rock.
Inside its yawning mouth arise
So many rows of teeth that bite
And strain towards the distant light,
From trickling brook, rivers and sea.

Visited the Nimara Mağarası (Nimara Cave) today on Cennet Adası (Paradise Island) within Marmaris bay. This cave has revealed evidence of human habitation and traces dating back 12,000 years.
(08.11.26)

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