God is Dead

Nietzsche's announcement "God is Dead" was a bit premature but, we finally got here. You can't escape current events. But, more important, you can't escape the great, underlying realities of life.

God is dead. There is little doubt about it now.
Even two Popes can't solve the problem.
These are the end times.
Revelations, realizations, rapture.
Armageddon, apocalypse.
At least the end of the Age of Pisces.

The new age is not about religion.
It is about neither emotion nor devotion.
It will be an amazing maze of interlocking force fields,
Each possessing its own angle of understanding,
And, individual point of view.
Each with its own intention,
Its own invention,
Its own agenda,
But, if you don't know your own place in the puzzle,
You might as well stay home.
If you don't fit, you won't be going anywhere.
The big picture is pretty important.

What is all this I am hearing about joyful cooperation?

Time waits for no one. You have to catch him when you can.
The songbird is on the highest branch, waiting for the sun to set.
A glint of time is in his eye.
Can't see it. Can't miss it.
Time is inescapable, all encompassing, uncompromising,
Without mass, without gravity,
Without inside, without outside,
Right, left, north or south,
Electric charge or magnetism,
No sound, no light,
No shadow, no soul.
Neither awake nor asleep.

The songbird sings because the stars are coming.
He sings because his song touches the universe.
He sings because awe demands expression.
He sings because immortality is not an option,
So, whatever you are going to do,
You had better do it now.

[November 2014]

Reviews

[Humberto]

Marvelous poem. It's like a fire that burns gently but is very hot. You use imagery very well and understand the value of our natural and spiritual world. Metaphysics are used so subtly and the universal truths that we know are rendered alive by your imagery and the fantastic world they evoke. Nature is our teacher but it takes an artist to illuminate the mysteries into our conscience and experience. Emotions drive the message and beauty renders it poetically. BRAVO!!

[Vishuddha]

Abstract thought is a great ally but it is the bird who is capable of song. I appreciate the allusion to fire because I am passionate about this piece although I thought of it as somewhat cool and calculated in construction. But, an illuminating artist! You, sir, are too kind.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Beautiful, Lily. There's so much philosfy in it, you can read it ten times and still miss some things. Certain is that we must take every opportunity to do what we have to do. Tomorrow can be too late. Very well done. :) Rudi

[Vishuddha]

Not just all fluff. Sometimes I philosophize.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Yes, thank you, Lily, my fingers are much faster than my mind and that's sometimes results in philosfy!! But I also like to philosophize :) Rudi

[andrew mitchell]

Another terrific, wonderful gem you have crafted here and the lovely song bird has a wonderful voice!

[Vishuddha]

Every songbird has to sing. Thanks for the compliments.

[Rene Salinas]

Oh to quote the Madman! I still feel the passion running through the writing and much admiration I even got into trouble here for not saying that it was from Nietzsche as someone spotted that I hadn't quoted it and bounced on me. In the same way the gesture of this writing bounces at me. I do get the apocalyptic vision, I do understand the association with the Madman passage although I think it is greatly understood as creating the opposite effect as the certainty of the Death of divinity. I also completely see the war of thinking streams. Imaginative thinking is finally taking shape with its respective armies. But all that is from the group of people you can see. How about the ones that destroy the world while we sleep? The ones that go nameless, The ones that actually do have control, power and economical might. Don't they also have a lot to do with the outcome of things?

I think at times we get caught up in the distribuition of media we forget that if we were to be shown the things that really go on maybe the impact would bring change about. People would certainly have enough!

As it is even the distribuition of media is controlled so w the drones do not rebel and continue to enjoy the show.

What we see on TV is a reflection of ourselves like it or not.

Indeed live as if it was the last day of your Life.

Thank You.

[Vishuddha]

The ones that destroy the world while we sleep? They are a part of the interlocking force fields of our present day. It is their agenda to which I object and because of which you had better do something, now. They are the ones who made the label Madman to destroy his words.

[Rene Salinas]

Got it! Very intense write Greatly appreciated it

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it is all looking very bad these days, the future is so ominous...and as you express so well here---live each to the fullest because it may be the last full day you will be around---if God isn't dead, it surely seems he has taken an extended vacation.

good poem here.
jacob