Beyond

Beyond is the first poem from the short story collection Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe. It describes a person's opinion on the Halo rings and the implications of their existence. It was written by Jonathan Goff, while Nicolas "Sparth" Bouvier created the artwork.

The poem

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There is majesty here Beyond reason Beyond understanding Vast in its implications What wonders; offered around each new corner- Over every skyward peak- Or hidden deep; within in the shadows of each sunken valley The questions raised In astonishment In fear- If such glories can be divined, yet forgotten Lost to time; Strewn about the entirety of the stars What then are we- Be us man, Or be us monster In light of knowledge, so vast- So far beyond Superior; even to our dreams What matter, then, our petty confrontations When weighed against the sins we sow What matter, then, our fate amongst the cosmos, eternal In light of the Halo; its luminous glow

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