Community Poem

On unanswerable questions, humility & awe

How astonishing it is, 
that in this vast and silent sprawl of space,
there spins a single rock,
lit up by the light of a lonely star—
a stone blossoming green and blue
with the miracle of life.

And if we are blessed enough
to walk upon its skin,
we only ever experience this moment—
'now' a bead threaded upon 
the necklace of eternity.

And no matter how wise,
how cunning, how evolved 
we imagine ourselves,
we are forever be humbled
by forces older, wilder, and greater
than we could ever name.

Over and over, we live, we die, 
we become something else-
and our else-ness never leaves
this cosmic stone that spins 
in a placeless place in eternity, 
in a timeless time in forever, 
in a body that is unconditionally
hugged by the earth itself. 

A Prompt For The Comments

Inspired by eternity, the Universe, and awe— add a question, a statement, or a pondering about the nature of existence in the comments below. Together, we’ll weave a poem that speaks to Mystery and what it means to be humbled by what we do not know.

Before you share, take a moment to read the last comment and, if you can, let your reflection flow naturally from it.

I can’t wait to read this one.