Sometime ago
sparks of life
radiated out into a void
and set about creating constellations
that could be turned into sculptures
in the human mind
the bear
and the corona borealis
all the designs of the universe point that back at something
does any one notice
does anyone ask the questions
what is the message we were written
on the letterhead of space
if there is a design
who is the designer
what keeps the stars sailing on their correct courses
who set fire to the sun that lights the celestial sea
where is the bridge that leads over the chasm of earth
toward the sky
radiating with a trillion or more sparks of light
where did they all come from
these fireflies that dance like flames over our heads
where do these life lines
trace their paths back to
what is the way there
to the truth
to the source
Kelvin Bueckert 