A mosaic moves, fluid and ever-changing
one-celled creatures congregate on a Petri dish
a dance of life unseen, yet profoundly felt.
I observe, familiarity settling in
the strangeness less jarring than before
yet it still boggles the mind.
Tiny worlds collide, merge, and reform
patterns emerge and dissolve
a constant flux of existence.
Each creature, a universe unto itself
…each moment
exemplifying the persistence of life.
In the silence of the laboratory
I ponder the complexity, the simplicity
the beauty of this microcosm.
It evokes a sense of wonder
a reminder of the vastness
contained within the small.