The Blue Egg

A short poem about life & existence

Earthrise taken by William Anders from Apollo 8, Dec 24, 1968

A Beautiful Blue Egg
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​​Laid by the cosmos
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Formed from the heavens with galactic dust
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Rocks, collisions. time..
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Spinning.. Growing .. Thriving..
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​From rocky start to oceans and air
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Swirling in misty sunny warmth
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Born.

Hatchling
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​A breath of life
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Wiggling, squiggling, squirming
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Little bottles of life
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Touching squirming teeming
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Green growth in the sunny days
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​The swirl of slippery life in the ocean mists
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Swimming running flying
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Sunny growth
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Tall, big
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​The roar of the vanquishers
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​The squeal of the prey
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Silence
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​And again they blossomed and they faded.
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​Earth was but a beautiful larva nurturing its way to…