Burning Balance

Sing standing atop this rolling blue ball little that we ever hear stays the same. Spirits of life sound in the wind for all there is no one else to ignite this flame. Earth connects with each single living thing deep within dwells the soylent shaft to strive. So this truth can universally ring, sing its song out loudly and feel alive. Sense our world's center core, pent-up, stone heat; when will it irrupt, we cannot be sure - piercing through the crust down below our feet. By letting go, we shall all endure. Learn the turnings of spirit globally be the balance to be forever free. 107 words 14 lines Sonnet 2/7/23 Tribute to "Spirit of Life", Unitarian hymn. References made to Buddhist principles of "oneness", "letting go" and "impermanence" in the text. Mention of the phrase "Soylent Shaft" refers to the 1973 movie Soylent Green. Illustration in colored pencil by G. Gaul