Drift & Swell
The grey day has drifted into black night,
puddles of shining water reflect starlight;
I cannot count the stars, each star marking
out a galaxy of planets, and all life-less.
Distance equals speed multiplied by time
Light travels at approx 186,000 miles/sec,
this universe has existed for 13.7 billion years,
+/- a couple of hundred million, one helluva
long time * one helluva fast speed is the distance
we need to escape from G-d. The mind boggles,
cuts out as I walk to the off-licence & buy Glenfiddich
a single malt Scotch whisky. Glenfiddich in Gaelic
means valley of the deer, who ranged far beyond
mathematical calculation, as human life disappeared.
John Marks
Fri 6th Jan 2023 16:34
Thank you kindly Stephen G, Frederick, Uilleam, Stephen Atkinson, Hélène.