The sky is deep, the sky is dark.The light of stars is so damn stark.
When I look up, I fill with fear.
If all we have is what lies here,
this lonely world, this troubled place,
then cold dead stars and empty space...
this lonely world, this troubled place,
then cold dead stars and empty space...
Well, I see no reason to persevere,
no reason to laugh or shed a tear,
no reason to sleep or ever to wake,
no promises to keep, and none to make,
no reason to laugh or shed a tear,
no reason to sleep or ever to wake,
no promises to keep, and none to make,
And so at night I still raise my eyes
to study the clear but mysterious skies
that arch above us, as cold as stone.
Are you there, God? Are we alone?
to study the clear but mysterious skies
that arch above us, as cold as stone.
Are you there, God? Are we alone?
12 comments:
Beautiful poem.
Thanks.
The poem reminded me of the movie "Contact". In one scene the leading character was in awe of the billions of planets in existence in the universe, hoping that there is life in some of them.
If there is no life he mused it would indeed be an awful waste.
a poem with profound meaning.
I love it. The poem made me think a little more deeply.
I love the novels of Dean Koontz.
more on Dean Koontz.
Indeed, what are we here for if not for God. He has equipped us with so many things, intelligence, emotions, fellow creatures for companions, His Divine Providence, and enormous resources; question is how do we use them and live for God? He is always watching us.
Thank you for the meaningful poem.
In the last page of the book Sole Survivor, the author Dean Koontz explained through the leading character his thoughts about the human spirit or life after death in a scientific manner:
"He understood that eternal life was not an article of faith but a law of the universe as true as any law of physics. The universe is an efficient creation: matter becomes energy, energy becomes matter; one form of energy is converted into another form; the balance is forever changing, but the universe is a closed system from which no particle of matter or wave of energy is ever lost. Nature not only loathes wastes but forbids it.The human mind and spirit, at their noblest, can transform the material world for the better, can transform the human condition, lifting ourselves from primal fear, when we dwelled in caves and shuddered at the sight of the moon, to a position from which we can contemplate eternity and hope to understand the works of God. Light cannot change itself into stone by an act of will, and stone cannot build itself into temples. Only the human spirit can act with volition and consciously change itself; it is the only thing in all creation that is not entirely at the mercy of forces outside itself, and it is therefore, the most powerful and valuable form of energy in the universe. For a time, the spirit may become flesh, but when that phase of its existence is at an end, it will be transformed into a disembodied spirit once more."
Dean Koontz scientific explanation of eternal life is so persuasive and compelling.
Koontz explanation of eternal life made me think that there is indeed no wastes in the universe. One's waste is food for another lifeform, and spring is a renewal of myriad life forms. Boulders becomes dusts a few million years hence. A sun, a giant star can blow into several tiny pieces. Everything change in the universe but nothing is truly lost. Our bodies die and rots into dust but transforms into spirit and lives on
Thank you Dellosa for sharing a beautiful poem and Koontz' thoughts of eternal life. Indeed, a food for thought.
Again, thanks for sharing.
I had no idea Dean Koontz was so profound. (just teasing)
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