Did you ever wonder why
and from where the moment came.
That called you to look -
There a moon so full shone,
clearing the verbal chatterings of the mind.
Capturing ones being so totally.
That standing there was one with time.
Or maybe, it was the thin line of a moon so new,
that awoke the timelessness of ones hidden splendour.
Or the awe of looking at the depths of stars twinkling.
That made motionless a child in wonder.
Always I find myself thankful to have eyes
to see a sun set, a moon rise.
Yet, I do not sink with the sun.
Rise again new.
Yesterday still carries spaces in my today.
Did You Ever Wonder
1985 ©
Sherlock Homes & Dr Watson went on a camping trip.
In the middle of the night Homes awoke and nudged
his faithful friend.
"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see"
Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars"
"What does that tell you Watson?"
"Well....astronomically, it tells me that there are millions
of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.
Horizontally I deduce that the time is approximately
a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect
that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
Why... what does that tell you?
Homes was silent for a moment, then spoke..............
Watson.... someone has stolen out tent".
from The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
(Ellery Queen, editor)
Published March 1944 by Little Brown & Company