This Spring

“A small man, on a small planet, in an undistinguished corner of the Universe”

Joseph Yu

The Universe does not shudder at our causes and complaints.Spring sprouts regardless of our pain. Robins diligently search for worms; humming birds for nectar and nest sites. Nature is oblivious to car horns blaring “hello” on an empty Texan street, or singing voices breaking the silence in Italy, or a young woman in Canada leaving sandwiches for truckers on the steps of empty diners. To the Universe nothing matters concerning our existence.we, alone, create our own.

The Universe thrives

Each one must track his vision

connecting the chain

Ellecee

Inspired by

imaginary garden with real toads - Existentialism Skywriting - Vision

No Second Chance

Can I borrow metaphors
from imaginary toads?
To explain my no second chance
for another life
Another chance to wax eloquent
Another chance to make up
for lost causes
Is there,
unbeknownst to me,
a reprieve?
My DNA lingering
within my children,
my grandchildren,
my great-grandchildren
yet unborn
How long be that?


Ellecee





In response to today's promnpt from imaginary garden with real toads

 ''second," in any of its forms, is your prompt for today.  To name a few: second helpings, second chances, coming in second, seconding a motion, second sight, a second set, second in line, second child, second growth, second to none, only a second, seconds to go.....  (Of which there are approximately 2,505,600 left in this month.) 

IF

NaPoWriMo DayThree

Kerry's Wednesday Challenge ~ Existentialism

If

it doesn’t matter

then it doesn’t matter

who I choose to love

above all others in this

here and now

Or that I choose a narrow path

and not get lost in magnitude

If

it doesn’t matter

then it doesn’t matter

that I choose to hear the canary’s song

and not  the vulture’s groan

I can accept the fault as mine

if tears instead of smiles abound

I alone choose

to make or break

to love or hate

to share or hoard

all at my own accord

If

it doesn’t matter

then it doesn’t matter

that there is no special

world beyond this present one

when all of this

is said and done

“ellecee”