On Things of Least Significance

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On things of least significance A universe depends: The destinies of galaxies Must wait upon a quark. The cause fits not the consequence; The more on less depends: The phrasing of philosophies; The sputter of a spark. Unfathomable! What follows from The twitch of one sperm's tail. The depth of what we are and dream Results from such a race! Impassable! The chaos come Twixt wind and wind-blown sail! A wisp of wedged-in fat can mean The end of time and space.