Before

Before his invention,
before her inspiration,
before they saved humankind,
rescued our fauna and flora, 
freed our spirit and body from misery,
before this glorious history,
before all this
came their floundering,
their flailing,
their drifting from dreams dreamt 
to dreams lost,
from past failure to again failing.
Before fame, 
before success,
lonely toil, 
dogged quest.

Before

Bob Komives

                          Fort Collins (c) 2016 :: Before :: 1607