(after the painting by Gerry Bergstein)

From Einstein’s mind

a universe

where nothing was

something is

mass squared and light

from energy

the why of it eludes

the patterns

on a plasma screen

the random collisions

of random particles

circling until they meet

at the last at last

as if they were something

rather than nothing—

perhaps a single mind

creates the universe

perhaps the universe

is nothing more than thought—

perhaps.

 

atomic_kill_threads

(after the painting by Shane Hope)

Improbably, ironically

the smallest of things

atoms kill

cosmic strings

form rope

execute their will

elemental particles and waves

decapitate, eviscerate

annihilate, eradicate

asphyxiate, electrocute

neutralize and sacrifice

is nature’s way

turning blood to threads

of lifeless space.

 

Creature of Clouds

(after the wire and metal sculpture by Richard Pousette-Dart)

From clouds

hard wire and steel

creatures ride the sky

as if they were machines

nebulous, unformed

then metal monsters

flashing dragon wings

a saintly face, then birds

then anarchy of cirrus threads

and thunderheads

metamorphosis

to fading creatures of the clouds