The Singularity

In the beginning

God created the Universe

All of matter sprang up -

Out of nothing -

At His command

And He flung the worlds apart

And set the galaxies in motion

His breath was a nebular cloud

That condensed into stars

Like little droplets

Upon the window-pane of Time

And His voice rang through

The cosmos

Like a Big Bang

And all of Creation

Followed his laws.

 

What words could Moses find

To describe the vision?

How could he fit his Hebrew tongue

Around quantum fluctuations

Anthropic principles

Uncertainty principles

Special relativities;

Or wrap his head around

E=mc²?

 

How could he explain

To a generation of sceptics

That if the electron carried a charge

A fraction higher,

Or a fraction lower,

It would not have been possible

For stars to form?

How could he know to point out

That the Universe was set

To expand at exactly the right rate;

That if it had been a fraction slower -

By one part in a hundred thousand million

Million -

The macrocosm would have collapsed

On itself?

 

Even now, we don’t fully understand;

Our intelligence cannot explain

Or our minds grasp

The mysteries of The Beginning -

Our insatiable minds delve deeper

Ever seeking to know more;

 

Where the laws of Science break down

And reason fails us

Obscured by a primordial cloud

So dense that our minds cannot penetrate it -

Lies the very mind of God;

The Creator,

The Singularity.

 

Author's Note

How do you combine being a rational thinker with faith/belief in God?

Reviews

[AlchemicPlutonian]

The Singularity.

Even through faith and prophecy,
quantum mechanics, and molecular theory.

Everything is still. completely. unknown.

There is that one little bit though: that fact is absolutely infuriating.

To every sentient being.

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

Indeed...one day, perhaps, we shall fully understand. Thanks for reading!

[Centfie]

Nice piece Alvin. I think spiritual thought and rational thought can intertwine. Where rational can't explain spiritual will. Real faith comes after critical thought in order to see the evidence of God's Power.

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

Thank you Sophie...I think so too! The more that science enables us to understand the incredible order and harmony of the world(s) the stronger the case for a Creator.
Hope to see more work from you...?

[Brook]

This is awesome. A+++. That's all I have to say.

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

Thank you! This is a concept I've been grappling with for days...glad you liked the piece.

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

I feel like it lacks something though...maybe the rhythm is too irregular? It reads a trifle awkward.

[Brook]

Hmm. I wonder what it would be like if you played around with the same concept but wrote it in a specific format? Especially if you played around with meter (which I've always found excruciatingly difficult but if you do it right it works really well).

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

There's an idea...but metric poems are so...rigid. I'd end up having to sacrifice the message for the structure, the style for the substance...I guess this isn't meant to be a beautiful poem, just a thought-provoking one...I should definitely write more meter though...thanks for your suggestion, I'll get on it, and check out more of your work too.

[Brook]

I never write in meter because I'm just...not good at it. (Can't get better without practice, I know, but I can't stand reading something that's just...downright bad and knowing I wrote it.) I usually just write as if I'm speaking it out loud, regardless of the number of syllables and the stresses on the words, and hope it turns out okay. If I go back and read it later and notice I mostly followed a certain pattern with the number of syllables I do some small edits.

Regardless of the structure of this, it is indeed thought-provoking. And puts words to a view that I hold very close to my heart. (The question you put in the author's comments is a very popular one, and this poem is a beautiful answer.) Just now, I read through it out loud..and it gave me chills just saying it. So, I have to reiterate my original review. A+++

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

That's pretty much how I write, too...

Challenge: let's both write something in meter, by the end of the week...you game?

[Brook]

I'm game but I'm going out of town on Saturday so I really only have until Friday night! No promises it'll be good though!

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

Haha same here!

[Brook]

Finished mine and sent you a read request...your move!