Empyrean

In memory of Vincente Mari

Tho’ the continents sink

the Oceans dry up,

or the rays of the Sun be extinguished,

and the darkness permeates the Earth;

Tho’ the poles compress

and meet at the equator,

or the Planet be pulverized,

vanishing in the Ether.

Tho’ the Universe lose its rhythm

the Worlds shatter

and everything disintegrates

in the Infinite.

Tho’ Eternity be today;

today, a minute;

the minute and instant,

and the Instant Nothing.

Tho’ everything be lost,

that nothing remains Nothing

and the Cosmic vacuum

be without end or boundary;

There always will be a flame

perhaps minuscule, but visible,

which will show us, as a perennial guide,

the way of Hope.

Federico Arcos


(Picture: Light fan, Sam Gilliam)