A Shadow Lain

Our birth is a command, a cosmic voice.
We live by law past humans wield to be.
We fantasize the future as our choice,
Then crash head-on into infinity. 

Reality's acuity thereof,
A quantum leap in magic lantern shows.
Beyond our minds to fix upon and solve, 
Configured in a crayon sketch, below:

Collisions, light years,  constellations wide.
An acquiescence stunning and profound. 
Occurrences of unimagined fire
To place our simple shadow on the ground.


Gene Bourne
05-21-14


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Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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July 2, 2018 at 2:29 AM
Gene.. Congrats on being a featured poet this week. This poem is certainly worthy of that recognition. Blessings!
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