K
Kade
Guest
If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of this creation
it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles.
-J.B.S. Haldane, British geneticist 1892-1964
Because I tried to reflect
on what was, a mirror beetle
appeared in my garden.
I opened my hand and the beetle
flew my palm, a miracle
beneath wing-coverings.
As I passed the bamboo,
I discovered a universe
in a web, a red spider nebula,
a Beehive Cluster circling above.
Sometimes I looked to Scarabaeus,
the beetle made from stars,
because it seemed easier to trust
a constellation.
Insects disappeared, came and went
with the seasons, but stars circled
a dependable dance on the ceiling.
I'm learning how life's created
from a galaxy of surprise
occasions - wind chimes playing a concerto for moths,
a damselfly sewing
the last stitch of summer
to August's fallen hem.
And when the mirror beetle arrived,
I felt the cocoon I was wearing
begin to unravel while Betelgeuse
brightened Orion's shoulder.
And here on earth,
I trusted chance a little more
and the glow mirrored in my hand.
it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles.
-J.B.S. Haldane, British geneticist 1892-1964
Because I tried to reflect
on what was, a mirror beetle
appeared in my garden.
I opened my hand and the beetle
flew my palm, a miracle
beneath wing-coverings.
As I passed the bamboo,
I discovered a universe
in a web, a red spider nebula,
a Beehive Cluster circling above.
Sometimes I looked to Scarabaeus,
the beetle made from stars,
because it seemed easier to trust
a constellation.
Insects disappeared, came and went
with the seasons, but stars circled
a dependable dance on the ceiling.
I'm learning how life's created
from a galaxy of surprise
occasions - wind chimes playing a concerto for moths,
a damselfly sewing
the last stitch of summer
to August's fallen hem.
And when the mirror beetle arrived,
I felt the cocoon I was wearing
begin to unravel while Betelgeuse
brightened Orion's shoulder.
And here on earth,
I trusted chance a little more
and the glow mirrored in my hand.