Surveying

Civilizationit came and wentEpicit too had its counterpartSweeping acrosspolar night and polar dayArrivingat the linked axis beyond the stars

Lifepushing up like bamboo shoots after rainStrokingthe creases on the skinEnlightenmentpieced together in treacherous wind and cloudAdvancingthe tick-tick-ticking flow of time

At the beginning of Genesisafter the crossing of epochslistening—Faithsomeone is always keeping watch