The Pepperman and This Dawning Thought
I OPENED A DOOR
FOUND MYSELF SITTING
ON A LEDGE
ON THE FACE
OF A MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN.
OFF IN THE DISTANCE
BEYOND THE HORIZON.
THE MORNING SUN
HAS YET TO RISE.
AS THE FIRST
RAYS OF SUNSHINE
BURST INTO VIEW
OVER THE DISTANT HORIZON
THIS THOUGHT APPEARED
BEFORE ME.
BEFORE AND AFTER,
NOW AND THEN.
WHERE EXACTLY,
DOES LIFE BEGIN.?
I PEERED INTO THE FUTURE
LOOKED BACK UPON THE PAST.
WE CROSSED A MOMENT IN HISTORY
THAT WAS BORN TO LAST.
TODAY AND TOMORROW
YESTERDAY , TODAY.
HOW EXACTLY IN HISTORY
DID THAT MOMENT FADE AWAY.
AN EXOTIC BLEND OF BEAUTY
WITH AN ESOTERIC MEANING
REPRESENTING FUTURES PAST
AND ALL THAT WE WERE DREAMING
Michael E. Harris
11112022
Copyright © Michael E. Harris | Year Posted 2022
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