Scratches on the wall of a cave under pale starlight read:
Jan 1
proofed by us:
derivation of e, proof of pi,
worldly wonders all here to see,
so proud we know how + why
Dec 31
SOS waiting for rescue
as yet still out: essence of i
must prove real before we die
Notes on a page with ink by pen on paper like paint on stone in a cave slip past like waves on rocks that didn’t even know
Did it ever henceforth be known?
Did the mountains ever hear of the tales of men and wolves and creatures strange and all geometries deranged that sang their souls into essence in the radiant primordial valleys,
Or did they just slip past like waves in lightless caves deep below where nothing is ever shown
Like all that was ever known
Written on a foggy day somewhere in the Colorado Rockies, August 2015
© 2020 Ilyas Taraki
notes from my iPhone 