…so intricate in design

From the beginning
we have gazed up at the sky
to the lure of the vast unknown
to the far depths
beyond the world we know
there is no way
to know the secrets
a million years
and the universe
gives up nothing

we feel alone
beneath this glorious canopy
the notion of time itself
escapes us
there is an acceptance
of emptiness

the wordless eloquence
of a night filled with stars
vibrates within the hearts
of all around
shakes down the liquid sparks
scatters them
into the deep voids of space
exploded into a symphony
of colour and beauty

the world is liquid
changing shape
tumbling
through empty darkness
falling
falling onto the fabric
of time itself

and the stars
such delicate crystals
weaving endless connections
so intricate in design
such perfection
the tears of men
lost to the ethers of the sky

still hanging overhead
in time’s suspense
in infinite space
spilled downwards
from heaven
yet all the diamonds shed
at once disperse
towards an endless sea
where finally
they become
as one
© Ann Bagnall