(inspired by Carl Sagan’s Cosmos)
We stand on the shores of eternity
We gaze across the endless oceans of life
We cast our eyes to the continual reaches of space
It is then that we realize that we are mere specks in the cosmic hourglass
Our lives are just a few grains of stardust
Stardust reformed from an ancient cycle of life
As fading as starlight in daylight
As cold as the northern lights in winter
The swirling melodies of the cosmic symphony bathe us
The rainbow of night dances about us
For it is upon this shore that we emerged
And
It is on this shore that we will depart
To swim and to breathe in the purity of a near cosmic shore
For it is to that cosmic shore that we traverse
Leaving memories and thoughts behind for those who are not yet ready for the journey
The journey to the shores of eternity
To soak in the empyreal radiance
Fading into the Cosmos
To rejoin the life once lost but now found again
So are the days of our sovereign on the shores of eternity
On this earth lost in the annals of time
G. D. Williams © 2010
this was truely amazing and compelling peice of artwork, creativity, and heart. it moved me in a way as to remind myself as well as mankind of what we truely are in this greater life of nature and beyond we know.