Poetry’s Epilogue
When the ending is never finished
because words have unmovable limits
I’m an Einstein determined to break a code
to solve interchangeable theories
But I can only prove that nothing is final
that thoughts and words are waves and particles
that nothing is permanent but nothing is destroyed
Outcomes are influenced by conscious observers
Intentions conspire to bring natural order
Everything bends to synergistic making
Every word has a place in the giving and taking
_______Colleen Redman / dVerse Poets Pub / Poets and Storytellers United
February 12th, 2026 10:38 pm
Poetry is indeed a living process and yes the reader creates meaning and is important in the process A very philosophical poem
February 13th, 2026 1:40 am
I can only agree!
February 13th, 2026 4:04 am
I love that fact that there is not really an epilogue… poetry will continue and continue… imagine we are still talking to all the dead poets as if they were still here.
February 13th, 2026 5:56 am
..nothing is permanent but nothing is destroyed.
The riddle of life.
February 13th, 2026 9:38 am
I like the idea of words as free-floating waves and particles, though we are wordsmiths trapped within the confines of our own semantics.
February 13th, 2026 2:42 pm
Really enjoyed the deep and meaningful message in this poem, Colleen ….
February 13th, 2026 4:17 pm
Words are such powerful things. Your poem is very well written.
February 13th, 2026 4:23 pm
Colleen I like your metaphysical atmosphere here. I also echo what Bjorn says.
February 14th, 2026 5:47 am
..nothing is permanent but nothing is destroyed.
that is what Quantum physics is also saying these days!
February 14th, 2026 11:19 am
I like this idea of poetry’s epilogue! It makes sense. I have poems that I still haven’t finished even though I started them years ago – because they defy an ending!
Really like that last couplet at the end 👍🏽
March 8th, 2026 9:02 am
It seems poetry is like the internet. Maybe one day it will finish.
Nice write Colleen 👏