Khepri

[Wjames]

Khepri

Look at the dung beetle;

pushing his little ball of shit
in a perfect straight line
whatever obstacle or incline
might tempt him to veer.
 
The Milky Way his map,
his intent both simple and alien--
his godlike will
once worshipped.

Are you not more valuable than he?




*** with appropriate credit to Matthew 6:26

Hey Tiger,this is lovely to read - it is light, but full. I like how both answers to the final question are positive.

If you aren't more valuable than the beetle - isn't the world lovely?

If you are - push your far larger ball of dung up your own hill, then smile.

The only crit I have is that 'once worshipped' is, to me, the weakest line in the poem. It works fine - but I think it doesn't really add to 'godlike' in the previous line and could maybe be said in a stronger way. i.e 'revered in papyrus' or something like that.