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Nucleosynthesis

In the blink
before atoms,
a space without geometry
becomes a sudden everywhere.

Protons binding.
Neutrons tracing.
The first lissom elements
assembled in the blaze.

Hydrogen climbs.
Helium climbs again.
A procession of fire
casting ever heavier.

Stars carry this ascent
in their fiery span.

Until collapse.
Iron.
Gold.
Planet- bone
thrown outward.

We are carbon.
Threaded with supernovae.
Thought carries their heat.
Axon carries their weight.

In every synapse,
the fire continues.
Shaping.
Enduring.
Lifting us
into silence.

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  1. Ezekiel Fish Avatar
    Ezekiel Fish

    A well thought out and knowledgeable piece. I appreciate poems that contain wisdom.

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      D. H. Jervis

      Thank you again for your kind comment. I appreciate your work also ❤

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        Ezekiel Fish

        💖🙂

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    zestycatqueen

    😘

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  3. Dominic Alapat Avatar
    Dominic Alapat

    Beautiful poem!

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      D. H. Jervis

      Many thanks, that is very kind of you ❤

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        Dominic Alapat

        My pleasure!

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