A manifestation of God's word,
The Big Bang created the universe:
a phantasmagorical coalescence of sparks.
Billions of galaxies swirl in the fabric of time and space
like filigree clusters, set with pulsars and quasars,
and massive black holes generating cosmic rays.
Stewards of both life and death, stars define infinity
as dark matter anchors gravity's web of threads,
blurring boundaries of science and creation;
life floats in an unfathomable sea of ebony.
Yet we are but stardust caught in the gears of the infinite,
kneaded from ancient dust and the ash of dead novas,
charting the infinite geometry of the night sky
while our brief lives contemplate the concept of forever.
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