Lawrence Sharp Poet Free verse

Eternity: Patient, Precise

Symmetry of the clock,
near-symmetry of the calendar,
awkwardly near to the asymmetry
of captives who dutifully named them.
Sun, earth, moon, stars,
galaxies and clusters
and galaxies and clusters beyond,
and of them and within them
and aeons past them,
The Timekeepers. Calm and eternal.
Never to be seen or heard
and certainly never to be moved
by the irrational
and the self-destructive,
or by the rational 
and the guardians of morality;
not flustered by the flux and madness
as far as we can divine.

30th January 2019

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James Marshall Goff February 1, 2019 at 1:28 AM The big picture, one might say...well done, Lawrence! Lawrence Sharp February 1, 2019 at 9:55 PM Thanks for visit and comment, James, appreciated. Your words are close to the mark.

Nette Onclaud January 31, 2019 at 2:51 PM a celestial glow, this wonderful poem, lawrence... huggs Lawrence Sharp January 31, 2019 at 10:21 PM Thanks, Nette, very pleased for your visit, and very glad you like it.

Brandy Nicole January 30, 2019 at 10:52 PM It is amazing how everything is set in motion. All is as it should be. "certainly never to be moved by the irrational" I just love this thought, as it holds so much truth. This is deep and powerful. ~ Brandy Lawrence Sharp January 30, 2019 at 11:09 PM '... everything is set in motion...', quite right. It is as it is, and always will be, regardless of us. Thanks for stopping by, very pleased if you enjoyed.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 30, 2019 at 2:22 PM I really like this one. Lovely done. xomo Lawrence Sharp January 30, 2019 at 10:16 PM Thanks very much, Maureen, appreciated, good to have you here.

Vijay Pandit January 30, 2019 at 10:45 AM Another poem pondering the beyond ..and the not so obvious..eternity has its plans. Your poems always make me pause and think. Lawrence Sharp January 30, 2019 at 10:15 PM Thanks so much, Vijay, that is about the most complimentary thing that I could possibly be told. Greatly valued, my friend.