I.

These
Small and particulate
In this beginning of time
Like threads in cloth
Vibrating
Multiplying
Clapped into breath in the face of all that is
So small at first
Yet large in mirth

II.

Taken flight
For spirit and for longing
At first light
Off for lands misbegotten but not forgotten
To see
These unknown shores strange and alive
For he
Who sees more may know more may thrive
Thus begun
This discovery of thought
Striving among
This company of weary souls
Bristling with courage
At the behest of natures wake
Disparaged

Yet found is this glimmer of hope
For they could not see
But knew they were not lost

III.

Old songs made new
This wisdom lost to antiquity
Was found branded in their genetics
Curved and quiet
Yet riddled with destiny
These loops of fate did dwindle
As those strange shores become familiar
The weary company still marches
With waves of nature mastered
Made modern this roaming tale answered

IV.

Small
This place once so vast
The stars enthrall
To the sky their final quest
The unknown made known
This company no longer weary
Their destiny shown
Shining in all its glory
This last frontier
Even as the night closes in

For they could not see
But knew they were not lost