Awakening

This planet turns and turns and turns

On a wobbly axis.

The black sky begins to fade

To grayness - lighter, lighter, lighter.

On the horizon a pink line forms

Turning and turning and turning

This side into the sun.

Such a small, insignificant place

A dew drop in the universe

Tucked away on the edge of a galazy

And yet ...

This is the place where the universe

Becomes conscious of itself.

Grayness becomes brighter, brighter, brighter

I look out, the universe sees

I touch, the universe feels

I hear, the universe looks up

I smell, the universe senses

I dream, the universe thinks.

Turning and turning and turning

On a wobbly axis.