I once imagined speaking a word
That carried on forever
It did not fade or echo
Silence overcame it never
It traveled across the universe
To every ear in reach
Looking for the listeners
To whom the word could teach
In a future space and Earth
My word rings true and clear
It's heard then everywhere at once
By all who care to hear
It travels on the dawn of quarks
The tips of angel wings
The subtle integration of
Machine and natural things
And others now, they speak as well
The din begins to deafen
Eternal words, the sum is heard
And only quiet in heaven