Peeking over the hill, the sun sees
silver threads adorned by dewdrops—
reality blossoming fiber by fiber.
Energy woven into matter:
strands of brown soil, green chlorophyll,
red death and golden life
spun into elaborate tapestries.
Living beings from lifeless sand,
trees from rock—
flatworms and amoebas
churning pond water.
Proteins and lipids
carefully stitched into muscle
fed by carbohydrates
powered by mighty mitochondria.
A fragile body guided
by brain and hormones,
armored with claws and sharp teeth,
residing in a shelter of skin.
Inanimate forms,
infused with breath and—
a spark of awareness.
Self-consciousness
motivated by desire:
denying death
while longing for continuity.
Intricate beauty of Arachne’s web
shadowed by hunger
to understand the mystery of life.
© 2025 Bruno Talerico
Stafford challenge 332/365.
Desert Dweller 