Deep is there earth here
over the young rocks,
geologically young rocks.
Compared to flesh and blood,
these deep bones of the earth,
are unfathomably ancient.
Flesh and blood is fleeting,
pointless ~ devoid of reason,
purpose, meaning. The rocks
here are full of the remains
of life that flourished eons ago.
To what end?
Indeed.
To what end?
To provide an object of study,
an object of wonder,
a red herring:
to divert attention from the essential
fleetingness of flesh and blood:
to keep the observer busy
while time sneaks up through the
rocks
and takes him out
Wow... Love how you weave this into our own mortality.. We keep bust studying the past .. perhaps so we might now have to deal with our present.. and it goes on.. GREAT!
Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on April 26, 2003
a very wise thought is being express in this poem. Fantastic write.
Good grief, John.. this is bloody beautiful! How can we truly enjoy the sun if we don't delve into the depths now and then for an honesty check? Yin/Yang.. well done on this yang, you! katy.
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enjoyed reading
William
Be It Remember Like Those Rocks You Are Even Stronger!
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very good work.
Peggy