Wednesday, 5 January 2011

The observers


It was a partial eclipse
and the three observers
stood in the corner

and looked
through their safety binoculars
(on sale in selected emporia)

at the white boat
in the black sea
and they thought

about how it must be
to be able to see
all of the boats

and to see
them all
all of the time
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gw2011
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5 comments:

  1. The Weaver of Grass6 January 2011 at 11:01

    This needs thought Gwilym.

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  2. Gordon Mason6 January 2011 at 12:26

    Great take on this event. If only I was high enough to see all the boats.

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  3. Gwil W6 January 2011 at 13:27

    Pat,
    I've put up an image to help you your heavenly thoughts take off.

    Gordon,
    Thanks. I've always thought you were one of high enough ones :)

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  4. Dominic Rivron10 January 2011 at 08:40

    A clever conclusion. It got me thinking (a) of the Patchen picture poem, "All at once is what eternity is" and (b) the way we tend to find rare phenomena astonishing and the ones that surround us all the time, commonplace.

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  5. Gwil W10 January 2011 at 09:41

    Thanks Dominic, and what you say at (b) is very true. The new poem today (10/1/11) 'My insect' looks again in this direction.
    Best,
    Gwilym

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