CLIMACTIC
42 million years ago
Or so
Two flies got caught
In amber
Whilst caught in each other
And in something
Unplanned
A tiny grand window
Into the sins
Of ancient creatures
Sticky with desire
Now permanently frozen
Forever on fire
In gold
Threaded wire legs
Hold eternity
Wrapped in each other
Where time knows
No intersection
Prehistoric lovers
In connection with the divine
Buzzing
A silent timbre
Beyond time
A whole universe
Made sublime
We can hold it in our hand
But who has eyes
Wide enough
To understand
The glory of the flies
In their never-ending story
©2020 Julie Flanders
Photo Credit Jeffrey Stilwell
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