"To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour" † ~ question between the atom and the star forty ordered shades of light hold the guise of what we are borne between extremes of sight cast in shape from shapeless form rise, exist and fade to night while decay remains the norm strut our hour, find delight with our birthright in the middle no center, edge or origin raise a question, ponder riddle where we enter, where begin ( ... where begin ... ) between the ocean and the stone borrowed breath and fragile frame briefly come into our own let a moment take a name oceans bore us up from sleep echoed still in salty vein lifeblood coursing through us deep though we still cannot explain gain our birthright in the middle no center, edge or origin raise a question, ponder riddle how we enter, how begin ( ... how begin ... ) through uncertainty and doubt learn to love the mystery realms within mirrored without dust that shapes infinity let the heart whisper amen voicing prayer ever unbroken circle back, and back again letting truth remain unspoken find our birthright in the middle no center, edge or origin raise the question, ponder riddle why we enter, why begin ( ... why begin ... ) rjh 1apr2026 ~ † William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence" (circa 1803) illustration: "The Zodiacal Light." Esther Singleton (ed), The Story of the Universe. PF Collier and Son, 1905. Courtesy of Project Gutenberg. style inspired by BiologyTunes, "Scissors from the Stars (Alternative 1)" https://suno.com/song/6de94a44-6398-4068-bd1c-af539e48bdf2
