.
When the sun
and all three moons
have set
into the purple sea
it is the rarest dark of nights
and time to climb
the promontory
to her telescope.
.
She aims it through
the far-flung stars
always drawn to one
on the edges of the galaxy –
a small, twinkling sun
much like her own.
Perhaps it also holds a brood
of planets in its warmth
and maybe there
another set of eyes
is looking back.
.
The others scoff
and scold her,
“Are we not
the only children
of the Great Divine?
Are we not
the epitome of creation?”
.
She knows the gods
are not so small
and impotent,
and soon she’ll find
another fertile world.
Shaking her head at arrogance
she polishes the lens.
.
.
© 2014, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
.
(re-posted from 2014 – revised)
Ah…you capture the human arrogance of our place in the universe well in these lines.
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Thank you, Charlie. 🙂
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I like this Betty 💜
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Thanks, Willow – glad you do!
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💜
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Really wonderful!
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Thank you, Nico!
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Consciousness is the universe looking at itself from the inside out …
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Yes…while we mistakenly strain to see it from the outside in. 🙂
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Good one, Betty! 🙂
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Thank you, Eliza!
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Love this, Betty, and perfect for present times. Hugs, my friend…❤🏵🌸🌺
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Thanks, Lauren – hugs back! 💕
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Profound thought, beautifully expressed. We are going to have to come to terms with our true place in the scheme of things eventually – a string of revelations throughout history seems to have had little effect on the thinking of some people. They don’t see the writing on the wall. You can’t polish the lens enough for those who are blind!
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Thank you, and I agree how ineffective scientific fact has been in educating some people. As the saying goes, there are none so blind as those who will not see.
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Superb wisdom and insight into truth
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Thanks so very much, Candice. ❤️
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Love the finish. Not so far fetched, this ‘imaginary’ place 😉
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Indeed! 🤗 Thank you, Bela. 💕
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I really liked that phrase, “brood of planets” in this splendid poem.
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Thanks very much, Anna – it’s good to hear from you!
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So much to believe in, isn’t there. Very well written.
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You’re right, it seems there is much to believe in – or not to believe in.
Thank you very much, Audrey.
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A fine creation, Betty. May help us to remember how much of our “knowledge” and “understanding” is built upon the sands of assumption.
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Thank you, Ben. “The sands of assumption” – a great phrase.
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Thank you. It may well emerge somewhere sometime. 🙂
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There is just so much in these few words! i love this one…
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Thank you very much, Sahana!
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I read this again it’s so beautiful
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Thank you dear Candice ❤️
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