“code”

even the infidel

non-believer

his/her way

believes, say,

a tree is not

just a tree

not just a

mixture

of wood

and soil

and leaves

and insects

so much more

to it than

that

beyond the

tree’s surface

breathes

history

circumstance

reason,

non-believer

say…

reason,

example,

ginkgo

tree

chosen

conceived by

planner

planted by

landscape-wise

immigrants

from

Oaxaca

region

of Mexico

balance

for tall

metal and glass

office building

cocoon of

nature

in midst

of non-

organic world

but even that

insufficient

explanation

non-believer

say

tree part

of mysterious

complex

ecosystem

gives life

depends on

elements, other

living things,

for life

system inside of

systems

living thing

inside of

living things:

leaves, flowers

birds, insects

soil, wood

flowers

carbon

water

shade so

many more

things

than that

tree is not

just a tree

so many more

things

than that

******

in his/her

way

infidel

non-believer

believes

surface

all things

is code

which broken

reveals

another

code

which broken

reveals

another

code

endlessly

ultimately

unbreakable

code:

esoteric

design

system-inside

-systems

living thing

inside living things.

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Sep. 02, 02:12:56 UTC
Lambertville, NJ
©2004, Angelo John Lewis
www.thirtypoemsinthirtydays.com
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