The Beginning of the End
When does the end begin?
A perfect being sees no end
The mysteries continuously unfold
Ceaselessly bringing life and joy
Everywhere a miracle
Something that could not-should not be
But exists like the rock or the tree
Perfect in time – perfect in place
Created from seemingly nothing
But not random-with purpose
Infinite connections bring life
Beauty into what was lifeless
But at some point the miracle is named
Is isolated from the whole
Its purpose and function defined
That which is not understood ignored
Our eyes no longer see the glow
Once what was amazing is now dead
It is now no more than soil and air
We have severed It from the web
Now we think we know
We quantify this lifeless mass
We pronounce its purpose-its place
Relative to our own self diminished space
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Submitted by bkurple on August 23, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 753 |
Words | 137 |
Stanzas | 24 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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