For Dearest Helen... with much love... One star arrives as another departs, ‘pon this constant, beating, cosmic Earth-Heart. Earthtime life, a millionth per second, Lands, imprints, and returns to the heavens. Corpuscle souls drawn to Earthly domain, Infuse with the humanships blood pumped veins. Ages and genders and colours and creeds, All equal, inspiring, life giving seeds. All that we do here, in three score and ten, Mapped in the matrix, universal zen. Our spirit mystery we do not know, A solar star flake storm, like that of snow. Each one unique, with its own place to lie, Ever creating, living, does not die. The resurrection that’s never ending, Our actions, reactions, always blending. Twisting and turning our fates all in one, Our soul matter birthing, nurturing suns. Off souls fly weaving, eternally on, Galactic tapestry, atomic yarn. So when one loses, elderly or young, Know in your heart that their Earthly work’s done. Being with Earth has its rhyme and reason, Mourn as you would a passing loved season. Eternal you’ve been with soul mates you meet, Giving, taking, nature’s cycle complete. That’s my belief, of why we're here on Earth, The Earthbound question...of death...of life...and birth. Simon Collins 2010 <3