I saw all the empire collapse I saw peoples marching towards other lands Like a raging tide that wears away the high cliffs All is recalled in my vision In the dark trembling suspended emotions Of those who live in the sand Of those who build castles Not to be carried away from the fury of fate Through the eagle's eyes Backward journey into the remote borders of time I live again my present My future is a subtle shiver already lived I am young again to listen to the Earth's heart beat I have grown old trying not to forget the old teaching of Gods