Semi-paternal

Word-of-the-day: sempiternal
Of never ending duration;
having beginning but no end;
everlasting; endless.

And what was it that inspired medieval Romans
to contract always with eternal
bringing them together to make one word

What did they see that is always-eternal
was it the pin hole light that pierced through the fabric of space
(no that is eternal but not always)
Perhaps the inner longing for something intangible
that stopped their fingers
while lacing sandals

Or disease
the gods
maybe man’s search for truth and meaning
within a random existance
or at least the constant search
for an easier way of doing things
faster
cheaper

always and eternal
always and forever
married in June
people bring gifts
throw seeds

while placing mental wagers
how long how long
it will really last
hoping nothing sprouts
not yet

semper aeternus