The Unfathomable Depth

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Written for Brian Strand Premiere 1227 Poetry Contest

The Unfathomable Depth

                                 The lunar orb has shed its mystery, 
                            The Martian tract is now the goal of man,
                                No more distance is a word of glory
                            And no more is space beyond human ken.

                               Yet the chasm between man and man 
                             Grows with every gust and every breath,
                                  Down and down the solitary den
                               Man sinks and builds his lonely nest.

                              Man has fathomed the earthly planes,
                             Man has scanned the the atomic lanes, 
                                Nature has he tied to his own needs,
                                   He can boast of unlimited deeds.

                                   Yet man is to himself a mystery,
                                   His own heart is a boundless sea,
                                Where conflicting waves rest and roll
                                 And reflects the the light of the soul.

                                  His soul is an unfathomable depth,
                          Where neither winds nor tempests ever blow,
                              His soul is of such an immense breadth
                                That no learned bard can ever know.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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