the universe of i...

i stand at the seashore alone and start to think

there are the rushing waves
mountains of molecules each stupidly minding its own business
trillions apart
yet forming white surf in unison
ages on ages
before any eyes could see
year after year
thunderously pounding the shore as now

for whom - for what?

on a dead planet with no life to entertain
never at rest
tortured by energy
wasted prodigiously by the sun
poured into space
a mite makes the sea roar
deep in the sea
all molecules repeat the patterns of
one another till complex new ones are formed

they make others like themselves
and a new dance starts
growing in size and complexity
living things - masses of atoms - DNA - protein
dancing a pattern ever more intricate
out of the cradle onto the dry land
here it is standing

atoms with consciousness

matter with curiosity

stands at the sea

wonders at wondering

i
a universe of atoms
an
atom

in
the
universe