Tuesday, July 19, 2022

There is no providence in the fall of a sparrow


 There is no providence in the fall of a sparrow 
Have you seen life wrest death?
Not unlike the ashen face in Bergman’s Seventh Seal
Waiting patiently for chess to finish
An arrangement to abide the inevitable
Life in its ethereal grit is no game
Hot sky plucks the sparrow in his flight
Blood ooze in the hemorrhage of fall
The heart beats still while death awaits
Eyes open to the deep end of space