Time's Arrow

....sometimes it points both ways...

Time’s Arrow

 

The Cosmos has no knowledge of Time,

it is a human construct.

Nor, does it know

how long it takes Earth

to orbit the sun,

or the lapses between a pulsar’s beat.

Invented by humans,

who’s imagination,

and curiosity,

needs to understand why.

Where did we come from?

What is our place in the Universe?

Who are we and,

what can we become?

We human are a curious lot!

 

Time exists to answer some of these questions.

Time is not alive, or

conscious of its existence,

even though the time it takes light

to travel from the CMB to our eyes,

existed long before our planet,

or humans came into being.

But, we humans are a curious lot!

 

In many ways,

Time is easy, like walking in the forest,

or, lying on a sun-drenched beach, or,

listening to a newborn’s cry.

Yet, it is often complex,

a mystery,

that calls to be discovered.

Like, why Time warps

the fabric of space

in a gravity well?

Or, how Time elongates

as it nears an Event Horizon?

Or, how it travels backward,

when looking at the first Galaxies.

Or, when our mind remembers

our past,

as we hold photos

from our Prom dance and,

the thrill of our first kiss.

 

We humans are a curious lot!!

 

Aztec Warrior/redzone 9.26.23

 

Author's Note

....thanks for reading...

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

imagine back in time when nature lived by itself...no one to label, correct, invent, destroy, neglect.

what a time for her to sing songs and be carefree.
Then humans...