It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity - Albert Einstein
dissectors of flowers
seek to discover the secrets
of beauty
and dissectors of seeds
search for the roots
of the trees
others with books
dissect numerous verses
for reasons unknown
. . . here comes
the announcement
of interest
"One working
with mushrooms
with mushrooms
discovered a secret!"
we all gather round
to see
the mathematics
the mathematics
the beautiful
power
of the square
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. . . soon in the desert
more beautiful flowers
will bloom
taller than trees
more dangerous
than poetry
than poetry
Are we talking mushroom clouds here Gwil?
ReplyDeleteThat's right Pat. As in the song 99 Red Balloons you cannot name the horror directly. You always have to use a euphemism.
ReplyDeleteThis one has become my favorite of your poems, Gwil. I love the contrasts and idea of deadly beauty... though when you think about, this is a scary poem!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike, as one imagines it the "deadly beauty" as an aesthetic creation when witnessed theoretically from a safe distance, e.g. as E=MC2 on a t-shirt.
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