were I a sign
of eternities passing –
planets laid up
on the edge of the yard
quiet so loud
the birds were made silent
as ten thousand songs
and not a one heard

were I the first
of messengers coming
spouting the truth
of yesterday’s news –
lost in the rush
of seekers to follow
and calmed by the promise
of nothing to lose

here lies the lesson
forgotten of eden
as grace undeserved
now fallen away –
warned of the wisdom
all would come after –
of stories rewritten
to lead them
astray

miracles hide
in everyday places
where living we pass
on our way (unaware)
of destinies lost
to the searching of shadows
– unnoticed
the presence of light
glowing there

were I the one
of all to have wandered
out past the place
where secrets are kept
laden with signs
of another beginning –
as eden awoke
in the moments
we slept