I
The universe
perhaps
curves back
and around.
At twilight my antique WACO biplane
and I lift off
the grass airstrip
To rummage around the Champlain Valley
to be reassured by
Otter Creek the Green
and Adirondack Mountains.
We pursue familiar lines and circles
for answers
But sometimes it feels like
we could be flying
with existence in reverse.

Think of a ball:
it cannot comprehend
or tolerate
the concept of corners.

II
Stephen Hawking
suggests that the elements
dance effortlessly in a cosmos
of gravity and space and time
While we attempt to deal
with events in a world
down here (or up there if you prefer)
that change and keep changing.

III
Reality and change
are linked like lovers.
If you pretend things won’t ever change
beware of explosions
A big bang
in your face
in your heart
in every presumption
Except if you believe
you possess a spirit
that protects you forever.
But does this spirit
teach you about the curves
and corners
that define your life?

IV
Perhaps
memories dreams and fantasies
curve back to some beginning
we might better understand.
It comes down
to decoding
the meaning of change
if it curves
or travels a straight line.


Donald Everett Axinn
From Change as a Curved Equation

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