Eye Witness Poem by Jonathan ROBIN

Eye Witness



Dawn breaks, to darkness dark returns. The night,
enfolded in some secret veil's decay,
remains as silent witness. Shadows play.
In turn sun burns, mistaken pride takes flight,
implying that Earth's endless black and white
sentient hide and seek of night and day
serves hidden purpose. Orbit interplay,
terran/lunar uniqueness, may highlight
high Judge's absent omnipresence, might
invent observer's role within the Way.
Today's dark s[l]ide spins bright tomorrow, may
catalyze reflection's stalagmite,
internal contradictions, paradox,
Eye though seams seems to see, dreams' box unlocks.

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: societal,time
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
24 October 1992, revised 25 May 2005 rerevised and retitled 4 May 2008 previous version entitled Dawn Breaks
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