Crossing silent, grassy spaces <br />revealing stars behind velvet cloak <br />night chases sun into the sea. <br /> <br />Beneath: quiet waters, <br />firmament aglow with exchang'd light <br />Above: sunset spectacle <br />born of drowning day <br />concedes to darkness <br />ablaze with twilight's mauve display; <br /> <br />whilst far 'neath tumultuous surface <br />fishes bathe calmly in new sunk sun. <br />Exposed to light, ocean depths <br />explode into color. Anemones wave <br />& translucent men 'o war drift slowly by <br />as tho' sea itself had turn'd to sky. <br /> <br />Th'everlasting struggle's fresh begun <br />again at morn <br />as day emerges, dripping light <br />reflected on ocean's rolling waves: <br />tears of fire weep for night <br />while expressing light's desire to be. <br /> <br />Th'eternal cycle: dark & light <br />resonates in our deepest souls. <br />Order is implicit <br />in this sacred rite, <br />each cycle expressing its dual poles <br />which cannot be divided nor set apart: <br />for day & night, dark & light <br />are but one surging beat <br />of the cosmic heart. <br /> <br />(Copyright 12/30/2004)<br /><br />Hugh Cobb<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/duality-unity/
