(“Morphogenesis Merit Badge”, 2011, original oil)
(For Keith) Strands of DNA do what our life does Coil in pairs, bonding with available others To define one’s self, As above, so below As within, so without, And so it goes, our lives spiraling onward And outward A path beyond our control A path filled with chance meetings In a world where nothing is really left to chance A path of change if nothing else Spiraling ‘round our changeless nature And all for what? The chance to simply be In the doing The chance to love and know others And so get glimpses of ourselves In joy and sorrow Sharing it all as it goes Round and round This mortal coil has a beginning and end But surely Life goes on Within us and without us Leaving its mark So easily recalled With the smile upon their face (8/20/26)
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