Worlds Are Altered... Poem by Hugh Cobb

Worlds are altered, not destroyed:
physics echoes metaphysics.
All is energy,
eternal,
timeless & changing
moment to moment.
The Tao reveals itself
in ever new guises:
'In the blink of an eye all are changed...'

Worlds are altered, not destroyed:
seed contains both tree & fruit.
Paradox: a universe self-referenced
whose defining shape may be a torus:
smoke ring of Goddess breath.
Hints remain, encoded in sacred shape
cosmic lemniscate whose
form suggests a human hand:
Kodaly's key...

Worlds are altered, not destroyed:
so promise intimations of immortality.
Turning this key reveals letters
in ancient alphabets: Hebrew, Greek & Arabic...
Secrets known only to Qabbalists
refute literal interpretation
of sacred texts
& within & beyond all things
the great dance goes on:
music of the spheres!

(Copyright 1/20/2005)