Meaning

Just a snap shot of perspective.

Meaning

 

Hidden,

Tucked carefully, tenderly, and neatly away,

Or, strewn about our disorderly compartments,

Dumped carelessly as discarded lumps of psychic garbage,  

Each sacred soul guards a unique cipher. 

 

A flower,

Germinated from a seemingly dead husk,

Drinking invisible nutrition,

Expanding within utter darkness,

Eventually find the light.

 

A fish,

Spawned by some accident,

A random oocyte caught in a floating fertilization,

Temperature, current, predation, defies all odds,

Swishing a compliant tail as it propels toward its fate.

 

The entirety of our natural world cries out answers in this debate.

Even beyond this blue and green sphere,

Stars are “born” and galaxies spin,

A God, our God, may in fact be speaking.

 

Humankind,

This adaptable creature of sentience,

Clay formed sculptures of seduction,

Reason, creativity, and analytical thought,

Ride the hormone driven impulses.

 

Somehow, we reach an understanding.

Ah…

This is the epiphany,

The moment of now’s meaning,

An individual’s fantasy of reality,

Ever evolving into tomorrow’s understanding.

Reviews

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David...I read this 3 times, and every time I loved it more. The thing that pulls me out of the confinement of depression, is the majesty and expansiveness of wonder. There is so much space in the awe of awareness, and it keeps getting bigger. Sometimes I feel my heart will explode with joy over the simplest and yet sweetest of things, touchable things, like the devotion and acceptance in my dogs gentle eyes, or the smell of rain, or a breeze that kisses the moister on your skin, or the sound of crickets. And then I look up, and my heart feels as infinite as that. THIS, is beautiful, poetry!

[David Scott]

Thank you for sharing your inspired voice with us all in your review. You are emerging from the confinement of your spirit! Welcome to the joys of your own knowing.
Smiling.

[Lizzie Mitchell]

Great work. I love the duality of our humanity you made evident throughout.
We are constantly searching for answers because we are just ever so smart.
But our knowledge of this infinite universe is still perpetually shallow.

[David Scott]

Thank you for reading Lizzie.
Yes, we tend to fool ourselves at times with our perception of our own wisdom. Yet, we are "beautifully and wonderfully made". We have been gifted a special intellect in the universe; even beyond our present understanding... IMO... :)

[Lizzie Mitchell]

eloquently stated!

[David Scott]

I have a bad habit of "overstating", but thank you for your patience. :)

[Lizzie Mitchell]

Your work and your comments are thought-provoking. I see no reason to change.

[David Scott]

Thank you. Likewise.

[Poetic Beauty]

Love the first two stanzas. It is amazing how things happen beyond all odds. It's the same with ppl.we overcome odds that are against us and we create magic.

[David Scott]

I'm so happy to write a single line another poet can emote in their own soul. Thank you for your feedback.

[Ed Hart]

a wondering at the way of things, the drive, the upward push, the very blossoming reflection of the dance attending our beating hearts, we are veritable 'meaning' machines come cognizant...and now to the meaning of that...

[David Scott]

Thank you my dear zen master. You always have light to share as well.

[An owl on the moon]

Your words are confessions of life and thought... of philosophy and faith... of meanings in life, contrived, given, yielded from years of transformations. Such a blending of worlds... worlds of thought and emotion, so powerfully done.

[David Scott]

Thank you Craig. Honestly, I know a poem with such a title should be dynamic and ever changing like the evolution of our lives. Just writing the words down feels far to static, but there are some meanings I feel are core to our condition as humans... at least in this "now". :)

[Confuser]

Oh, I simply loved it. Beautiful. It flowed so wonderfully. This world, and all it's complications, somehow you touched upon so many things. I found myself hurrying to read the next line. Thank you.

[David Scott]

Thank you new friend. I am glad you found the poetry inviting to read.

[Relic]

I would think scientists reading this would agree with your views. The world and its components is a baffling thing to take in and digest all at once. There is so much to take in with all the complexities and nuances that go along with it all. From the fish to humans, I have always thought there was a grand design to it all made by one entity. A being so powerful he is the one thing we can read about but never fully conceptualize with our small brains. No matter how smart we human become. Great writing David.

[David Scott]

Thank you for the review and for your point of view here Relic. This is a topic of constant exploration for me. I believe our minds are vastly capable; maybe infinitely so. It is when we believe we have it all figured out, when we stop learning, we risk loosing the potential for greater understanding and greater meaning in our existence.

[AprilRN1210]

This deeply pleases the science geek in me.. the imagery alone is breathtaking, but add in the meticulous effort with phrasing, flow of ideas, depth of meaning and you have magic.. wow... just wow.. miracles, meaning, beauty in life are there for those who are willing to stop, look, understand, and appreciate... the wonders in each action/reaction that make up life... the evolution, creation of the then, the now, the will be... the moment those "stars" are born... this is one of my new favorites of yours.. this is amazing writing..

[David Scott]

Why thank you April... (Blushing)
I'm very glad you enjoyed this.

[AprilRN1210]

you are more than welcome, it was my pleasure David..

[Matching Socks]

That was just an incredible piece David.
Let's not take things for granted and do the best we can to respect the beauty in this world.
I search for meaning and often get lost. :)

[David Scott]

Ha ... Now that really defeats the purpose.
Thanks for the comment and your time to read my poem.

[icelandicblue]

We are the most creative creatures on earth but we don't always use our gifts to do good in this world. Some things come to be through happenstance while others can be planned and made into reality. This is a beautiful piece of writing that leaves the reading contemplating his or her place in the expanse of it all.

[David Scott]

Hey Blue! :). Good to hear from you.
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your thoughts on the topic.