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pegasus111
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since 2000-07-27

Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa

0 posted 2001-07-03 01:03 AM

I am but a speck in the vastness of the universe,
of no more significance in the scheme of things,
than a grain of sand on a distant island shore,
or a cosmic microbe roaming aimlessly in space.

Of the trillions of specks intermingling in the void,
I am unnoticed except for the few that touch me,
the few that I touch, before I am consumed,
digested, recycled, reborn in another dimension.

Time has no meaning except to measure change,
it respects neither individual accomplishment,
nor the progress of humanity from cave dwellers,
to masters of an obscure planet in the milky way.

My needs, my desires, my concerns, are unimportant,
for they exist in a nanosecond, swallowed by eternity,
my cries rapidly fading echos swallowed by a vacuume,
that respects nothing except it’s own insatiable need.

I know not why I am here nor where I am going,
yet I exist, I function, I cause change briefly,
then I am gone, giving way to another speck,
and another, each as trivial as the last.

I am but a speck in the vastness of the universe,
speeding through space and time, through unknown portals,
as I pass the countless other specks in my path,
I can only hope that my flight has meaning for some.

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost

Denise

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

1 posted 2001-07-03 04:41 PM

Very well done, Pegasus! I enjoyed this very much!

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

2 posted 2001-07-03 06:02 PM

Humbling thoughts! All too true I'm afraid. Very good!

Betty Lou Hebert

deleeme
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since 1999-10-09

Posts 1766
NEW ENGLAND, USA

3 posted 2001-07-03 06:57 PM

This does give pause for solemn reflection, and humility. But there is more than meets the eye- and I believe that as mankind-we are by God's goodness & grace given meaning & purpose, and also expectation which can yield yet a greater reality than what we have known so far.

Thanks for these interesting reflections.
David

Every Day's a Blessing
And Gift-Wrapped from Above,
Share it with another
And Spread the Father's Love!!!

May You come to Know His Best Blessing

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

4 posted 2001-07-03 10:41 PM

I think you are much to humble. You know God values you and all of us do too. Joyce

Munda
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since 1999-10-08

Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands

5 posted 2001-07-04 06:01 PM

Not often I stumble upon a poem that translates exactly how I see things. I just wish I'd written it down as beautifully as you did. Great poem!

Brad Majors

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since 2001-04-03

Posts 2647
Georgia

6 posted 2001-07-05 11:58 AM

Such a deep insiteful look at life!

2dalimit
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since 2000-02-08

Posts 2228
Mississippi coast

7 posted 2001-07-06 08:58 AM

Excellent! I feel exactly the same. Thank you for your profound poetic portrayal.

Melton

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