Silhouetted trees reach neuronally
To converge with the pinpointed curiosity
A patient and speechless analogy
To our Grand and Universal quandary
Image credit: Wood engraving by an unknown artist. First appearance in Camille Flammarion’s L’atmosphère: météorologie populaire (1888). The caption translates to “A medieval missionary tells that he has found the point where heaven and Earth meet…”