Having been born human
and never known the Earth
never saw it's green
never filled lungs
with its air
never felt the sun
radiance on his face

Traveling the cosmos
as a star struck being
always seeking a place
a place to know
as home

This is how it is
from earliest time
from Adam to Enoch
from son to son

Having arrived
breathing in paradise
savoring fruit of earth
drinking its wine
then is a human born.



Copyright © 2010 Patrick Darnell