Flame without floor.
River without shore.
Radiance without rest.

In the black vault above all things,
a crown of fire unfolding,
It burns. It breathes. It dies.

As below, so above.
As in water, so in space.
As in depth, so in ascent.

A star erupts,
a jellyfish inverted,
its tendrils cast through vacuum,
its sting dissolving in dust.

What the ocean suggests
the heavens confirm
What the trenches cradle,
the nebula disperses.

Light is a brief confession
Darkness the long penance.

As below, so above.
As in silence, so in beginning
As in ending, so in song.