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Cosmos Wheel
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A different genesis?


Some claim God created it all,
A singularity burst at His call,
Others say a singularity, yes, true ,
But don’t have need of a god, in lieu

Of a Big Bang flowering on its own,
From causes hidden, unknown.
And a whole cosmos infinitely here
Is as likely as sudden appear

From God’s most omnipotent hand
Stars, planets, nebulae and land.
Romantic notions of genesis abound.
For each culture a story is found

That complements its people’s ways,
Helps them more fully live out their days.
But what I see, as a fact writ large,
Is that no god today is in charge

Of our lives in a personal way,
Unless her manner of having her say,
Of pulling strings that make us dance
Precisely imitates physics and chance.

No, for me it’s good sense and feel,
For the cosmos form to be a wheel,
Rolling through that singularity
With awesome punctual regularity.

And in between, a big bang explodes,
Blooms, expands ‘til gravity’s lodes
Contract to bring it crunching back
In the same old singularity track.

In each cycle lives one universe,
Its laws unique, for better or worse,
And life, it will, or life will want,
But its possibility will ever haunt.

And the wheel rolls on …   
 


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 Reviews of "Cosmos Wheel"
Reviewed by Gwen Dickerson
Reviewed on June 1, 2003
Well written, Leland! You present some interesting concepts here! Very good food for thought.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on May 25, 2003
Tsk!! :) beautiful and thought-provoking...most excellent!!

Love
Tinka



Reviewed by Erin Kelly-Moen
Reviewed on May 25, 2003
This is a marvel of literal flow and expanding wisdoms, Leland! Exceptional read, I was nodding and filled with glee at the entire scope you covered! :)

Reviewed on May 24, 2003
Oh, I liked this, quite beautiful and thought-provoking!

Reindeer

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
excellentc osmological insight!

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
This is most excellent Lelans, a lot of which I agree with especially that God and the big bang don't negate one another, and we are meant to be co-creators...you write so well;-)!

Reviewed on May 24, 2003
WOW leland...food for thought

well done!

((((HUGS)))) and love,

karla. :)

"as for me, i believe in God, the Creator"

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
Enjoy your wheel and thoughts. Wonderful write.

Reviewed by Cynthia Pagliolo (Reader)
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
thought provoking, very well written, great work!

Reviewed by Charles Mann (Reader)
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
excellent thoughts,a great write,,Charlie

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
And the wheel rolls on. Well done. People can argue about the damndest things. [grin]

Reviewed by na na (Reader)
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
If we have knowledge at all of God,we know He moves in ways that are far beyond our comprehension. What little we know of Him unrevealed is merely a thimble full of knowledge. This is a very well written story. I enjoyed it presentation very much.
A clear and very coherent exhibition of your thoughts. Love the writing. Would like to read more. Bill

Reviewed by Amor Sabor
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
There are many points to springboard from here with such for the mind to ponder. Excellent work.

Reviewed by Lisa Hilbers
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
This is a write for the mind. And it's full of deep things to think about,,Wonderfully written with powerful generated energy,,,Lisa

Reviewed by Handsum-Hart
Reviewed on May 24, 2003
not wheel does keep rolling indeed, a unique poem I'd say


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