Seasons, senses & self: Day 29
The heavens come down to earth to be expressed
in formulae. Physicists know best
the light stars shine on cosmic secrets. Rest
in peace, ancient wisdom, rise in glory.
Angels?
The winning sperm
Son The winning sperm headbutts the egg’s membrane and penetrates. They melt into each other. The chromosomes pair off. The new cell doubles and quadruples, again and again. A hollow ball of cells starts to colonise the endometrium: the placenta channels nutrients and oxygen, immune defences. Neural tube. A spine. A human fish, with a … Read more
You make the way by walking
Wayfarer, your footprints form the way – there’s nothing else. Wayfarer, there is no way. You make the way by walking. As you walk the path is formed and when you cast a glance behind you see a path that nobody will ever tread again. Wayfarer, there is no way, only the wake on the … Read more