The whole of a journey still to be traveled
is much like a novel begun
with threads of the story not yet unraveled
and windings of plot to be spun.
We've myriad paths to meander, assess.
The hours are long till midnight's chime.
It seems like eternity, nevertheless,
‘tis only a twinkling in time.
The wise old mysterious owl, unsurpassed
at vigilance during the dark,
in the lore of the past could events forecast,
though lacking the song of the lark.
Still future tomorrows are anyone's guess
when we're in existence's prime.
It seems like eternity, nevertheless,
‘tis only a twinkling in time.
Our lives stretch before us as endless array,
neath skies bright with starry wishes,
of vast possibilities all on display
or feast of enticing dishes.
To life's great adventuring we acquiesce.
We've many a mountain to climb.
It seems like eternity, nevertheless,
‘tis only a twinkling in time.
The universe also has spans of ascent
(or multiverse, as some prefer,
having ‘bubbles' in space of dimensions bent
with heavens discretely astir) ,
together with cycles of cosmic regress,
midst empyrean spheres sublime.
It seems like eternity, nevertheless,
‘tis only a moment in time.
On this earthly stage where we mortals play out
our shenanigans, seldom wise,
getting backed into corners with no way out,
till at last we open our eyes,
let's endeavor our noblest selves to express
ere we bow out of pantomime,
for while seeming eternal, nevertheless,
‘tis only a moment in time…
I must say, this is one of your best! ! Multiverse with bubbles each hopefully with its own wise owl in whatever form it’s enchanting surroundings permit, empyrean spheres are indeed placed before the eyes of true poets as yourself, I simply love this poem!
I’m glad you read it and liked it so much! I enjoyed writing this one and of course bringing in the concept of the multiverse which I often do in my poems. Thank you for your high praise!
Very nicely written poem about existence, the universe, life, everything that seem there forever, all fly away in just a moment in time. Beautiful write.
Thank you for your insightful, encouraging comment! I see that you perceived perfectly what I wished to convey in the poem…
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I was inspired by you to write a poem multiverse..with a little different setting as poetry being the ever expanding cosmetic muse, funny how inspiration comes from reading another’s work, looking forward to reading more of your poetry.
If you have not seen my poem called M-Theory Musings, it explains a lot about the multiverse theory. Even though your poem uses a different approach for the term, you might enjoy reading it.