Cosmic Wonder Poem by Valsa George
Cosmic Wonder
This cosmos, indisputably is a sheer wonder
We cannot but bow before its grandeur
To what strange terrains open its doors
And what secrets are hidden beneath the stars
From the merciless emptiness sans light,
From the deep silence of the horrendous night,
Was heard the bang of hammers
On the anvils of eons like thundering fire crackers
Abruptly through a gas cloud burst of inexorable force
Life emerged from stardust, our energy source
This is what the exponents of Big Bang assert
Life, from cosmic egg was hatched, some others purport
No doubt, this universe is an infinite stretch of lattice
Woven in the loom through billions of years by gratis
Where myriad wonders exist in the intergalactic space
And man has been on relentless effort to trace their course
As the wheels turned and as the fires burned
Through cosmic vapor the first atom was churned
How, over the eons, life here has flourished
With man’s wisdom and efforts nourished!
Galaxies are scattered in infinite space
And our planet Earth is well balanced in place
After the day’s vigil, when the mighty sun sets
The stars invariably take over on their night shifts
Multitudinous stars glitter and twinkle, a wondrous sight
As branching chandeliers, shedding luminous light
They are gems donning the night sky with their splendor
Where meteors dash and star light dances in nebulous glare
Some extra terrestrial hand has set the Earth in tune
And everything needed to hold life is benevolently strewn
Through countless dawns and sunset
Endless generations did come and beget
Just as this universe was born, it would one day die
With all the planets, stars and starlets of the sky
Who can predict how it is going to end
With a bang or whimper, or is the end impend?
Indeed this cosmos is a wonder And whether it is wise Of science to interfere- I wonder Thinking man oft raises his head Gazes at the star-filled sky overhead Upon the canopy mysterious Under which he lives and moves Frets and philanders Asks ‘what is the meaning of it all’? And bows his head in humble ignorance Better be not the wise owl Than play the laughing and satirical role Let this cosmos face no impending threat And last till the day infinite Let countless dawns dawn Let countless sunsets set Let countless lives come and proliferate.....Valsa.......A superb write as always.......
Madam Valsa, The cosmic wonder shrinks in size and concept when one pensively thinks over the entire origin and evolution of life on this sole planet with a position of chances in the solar system, it fades out when you learn about the interim phases of no life to mere micro organic stages that followed suit, the phase of ice-age that lasted for millions of years and when you read about the fatal striking of asteroids that eliminated the huge reptiles before the re origin of life on the earth.The extra terrestrial force that does not prevent the ice age, a holocaust of the kind or a period of no serious life on the earth cannot be perceived as a wonderful one working with consistent and judicious prudence or clarity of deeds. It is never a question of reasons for a mere belief that props in here. If you say God created everything in about a week`s time about 6000 years ago as described in the Bible or as per the description given is in the Koran or any other religious scriptures, it is okay and every theist has the right to say so....... But when you say it was the Big Bang which set the things in tune 13.78 billion years ago and behind that let us assume a God doing great work, the argument looks evasive of conviction. Still if you believe, there was a power that caused the Big-Bang alone, I have good reasons to withdraw from the argument and I am extinguishing the spark you have referred to Let the the notion of a cosmic wonder be thrown to the mercy of time to diffuse for ever. Science will surface in the most realistic form one day.
Cosmic wonder is a beautiful and holistic selection of theme the poet selected for the poem. I have read the poem slowly fully making my body and mind and conscience in such spirit of perfect meditation like mindset and I finds in this poem the real vibration of love to the universe, the existential theories of world or universe the correct wording and I felt it so peaceful and respect the poem in such wonderful feelings. Thank you poet and admire to the perfect words of poetry in such beautiful style and rythm.
Being inspired by your poem.....Valsa.....I wrote a poem 'Long live cosmos' borrowing a few words and a little idea for which to you I am indebted..................
Really the cosmos is very wonderful and we have to bow before its grandeur. Here so many stars and galaxies are scattered in infinite space. No one can predict properly the end of universe. Where there is birth there is death, but no one can say about it properly. The last stanza reveals a philosophical touch that you have painted so movingly. Beautiful poem.10
Mirza Ghalib wrote: - Na tha kutch to khuda tha kutch na hota to khuda hota, Duboya mujhko hone ne na hota main to keya hota. (When there was nothing there was God, if I would not have been created I would have been God, I was ruined due to my creation, If I would not have been created what a thing I would have been!)
Quiet interesting topic with philosophical write. Very true said.... Just as this universe was born, it would one day die With all the planets, stars and starlets of the sky Who can predict how it is going to end... No one know how and when its going to end. Beautiful poem. Loved it. Thank you Valsa for the lovely comment.
A lovely poem detailing the wonders in the cosmos and it's expanse. Thanks for sharing it
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/18/2024 12:39:41 PM # 1.0.0.1119
A marvelous description of the universe with it's vastness and wonders keeps me spellbound.