What sound will the universe make When it dies?

What sound will the universe make

When it dies?

Will it crumble and crack,

Or let out a sigh?

Will it summon tears tragic?

Or at peace with the matter

Sit silent in thought

Or exude cosmic laughter?

How will we know if

The universe bursts?

Are we its sole conscience

Bound to one tiny earth?

These things

These things

The coyote sings

In the deep of the meadow

So lonely for spring

Will we ever know if

There's none left to wonder?

When atoms shake naked

Under skies torn asunder

How will we know when

The sage is withholding?

In the deep of the meadow

A flower unfolding

-Rich Pauloo