.
Goddess Nut, arched protectively over Earth and its inhabitants: photo by Golden Meadows, 2006
Time is the sweet cheat that unhinged
The Egyptians. The fugitive object
Of desire keeps fleeing, the symbol
Denoting speed in physics must now
Precede any expression of her value.
Algebra of desire yields to total
Calculus of need: instant nothingness
In which there flows an invisible current.
When it flows through the tomb, one is forced
To bow down and worship an obscure,
Mysterious and implacable goddess.
The Egyptians. The fugitive object
Of desire keeps fleeing, the symbol
Denoting speed in physics must now
Precede any expression of her value.
Algebra of desire yields to total
Calculus of need: instant nothingness
In which there flows an invisible current.
When it flows through the tomb, one is forced
To bow down and worship an obscure,
Mysterious and implacable goddess.
Pharaoh Horemheb and goddess Amunet (as an aspect of Hathor): from the Tomb of Horemheb, Valley of the Kings at Thebes: photo by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, 2002
