“What Is This Quintessence Of Dust?”
A set of haikus
By Tristan StonePublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
It has long been said
(More eloquently than this):
We’re dust in the wind.
Blood’s water; we kiss
Segments of eternity ,
With what fire we find.
Quintessentially,
We are not Prometheus –
All matter is dead.
But our spirit’s fed:
Elements of majesty.
This is humankind.
About the Creator
Tristan Stone
Tristan read Theology at Cambridge university before training to be a teacher. He has published plays, poetry and prose (non-fiction and fiction) and is working on the fourth volume of his YA "Time's Fickle Glass" series.
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Well said!