I watch the beautiful and boyish
Professor Brian Cox with his rich voice
explore, for us, the Universe – deep space.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra trace
the swirling images with music: vast,
towering, lifting … as the first and last
edges of creation float before us
onscreen, 'til the crescendoing chorus
leaves us – with the triumphant scientist
and the awed conductor – freed from the mist
of ignorant speculation now, to
thrill and wonder. But questioning how to
alert the short-sighted fools in power:
evolved life’s all here – its final hour?
Form: Clarian sonnet
Notes:
As far as can be discovered and deduced, ours appears to be the only planet in this universe where life has evolved beyond a single cell.
The concert ‘Symphonic Horizons’ had four performances from 30 Nov to 2 Dec 2023. You can Google it for details of the music chosen. I watched a TV recording of a rehearsal, aired in Jan 2024.
Brian Cox was a musician before becoming a scientist.
Sharing many months later with Poets and Storytellers United for FridayWritings #184: Let's Go Formal.
