In the waking of Spring
I am child laughing at the “sun”
New seeds rise from “Earth”
Reaching towards the “sky”
Energy bursting forward
Traversing the bridge of annihilation
The renewal of rain
Unleashing the earthy fragrance of fungi
A rainbow of colors emerge
Vibrant reds, greens, yellows, pinks, blues
New smells awaken this stale “air”
Microscopic particles entering one’s body
In a hurried rush to live,
Birds sing their melodies
A cosmic egg
Manifesting physical dimensions of life
Mystical experiences
Entertaining abstraction of reality
Peering into the nature of atoms
An attempt to transcend the mundane
Metaphorical observations of the metaphysical
Allegorical symbols birthing science
The spirit of breathe
Caressing trees
Clear springs sculpting terra firma
Tears of heaven washing away the chaos
Time marches forward
As grief lags behind
The dichotomy of “being”
Now and then
As above
So below
Life flows through everything
Tools are necessary to perceive
Religion
Science
What is a life?
Scientific data collected upon entry and exit?
Biological info condensed to numeric values?
An entire “being” summed up via stats?
Life is a journey
All growth comes through change
Nothing lasts forever
Nothing stays the same
An old man passing through the woods
Walking above the presence of death
Countless lifeforms have come before him
Countless lifeforms will come after him
The ancient cycles cannot be altered
No physical monument can sustain time
All things are left unfinished
All things are incomplete
The process of birth
Inevitably leads to the process of death
We are but visitors
Observing the great mysteries
Spirit
Eternal
Original poem by David Kausek 2023
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