Stone Palettes Poem by Edmund V. Strolis

What universal design knows the arc of the scythe-like talon
That math of economy that shapes the honeycomb
That equation of calculated lift in the swallows scissored wings
That intrusion point of the rattlesnake's piercing instrument

What orchestra of eternity sifts the sands of creation
That valley of spring's rushing fury from winters fragile snowflake
That nest of a thousand realities beneath the swamp Cyprus tree
That imperceptible rhythm of the hibernating beast

What internal boundaries line the mist of memories and emotion
That tear that a cello's vibrating string within silence may elicit
That extension beyond self expressed upon stone palettes
That yearning and enlightened burning that transcends mere survival