Earl Schumacker Poet Free verse

Eternity Matters

In the middle of the universe I stand
Sun watches, winks at the eternal darkness
Ignores science and the sight of God 
It burns out a little at a time to reach an expiration date
And contemplates what was

Just beyond the beyond, where nothing matters
The Bootes Constellation exists with "The Great Void"
A little to the right of this we sojourn to the nothingness
Deep space, great empty space, grand void within the void
When there, you start your journey back from perfect black
Traveling at the speed of light to find your way back home
It takes some time, 326 million light years to be exact
Starting out from any direction, to be precise
Would take millions of lifetimes to return you home
 
Sun watches, winks at the eternal darkness
Like a burning eye it peers out into space
Ignores science and the sight of God 
It burns out a little at a time and will expire
You cannot tell it what to do
It already knows the truth
There's nothing out there
So nothing matters
In the middle of the universe I stand
Hand in hand with God
And wink at the eternal darkness


Modified on 2/04/15 for – “In The Middle Of The Universe I Stand”- Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Verlena S. Walker

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Skat A February 15, 2015 at 11:13 AM EARL, Congratulations on your awesome win. ~Skat~

Jan Allison February 6, 2015 at 6:09 PM Dropping back with my congratulations Earl:-) Hugs jan xx Jan Allison February 7, 2015 at 2:10 AM Wow Earl - Please tell the mozzies you are off the menu - I hope and pray your mission goes well - please take care and come back to us soon:-) Hugs jan xx Earl Schumacker February 6, 2015 at 8:16 PM Thank you so much Jan! I appreciate your support of my works. I'm going into the deep remote jungles of Costa Rica in a few days. There is no electricity there. I always fear for my life when I take these trips but it is part of my life. I will be out of action for a couple of weeks. Mosquitoes have to eat too you know. I know for a fact that they love it when Dutch and German are on their menu. Take care. Earl

Jan Allison December 6, 2014 at 11:15 AM I've read this through twice Earl am in awe at your creativity - love the personification - its a 7 from me:-) Hugs jan xxx Earl Schumacker December 6, 2014 at 12:48 PM Hi Jan, I'm glad you liked it. "The Great Void" in the Bootes Constellation is actually 100 mega parsecs (326 million light years across.) Sorry for exaggerating it by several parsecs. I have to go back and adjust the figure. The new Web Telescope will be launched into deep space several years from now. At that time my figures will be more precise. It is lonely out in space. Thanks for stopping by my little spec, my little spot in the cosmos. Have a great universe today. There is so much of it. Earl