JoelJosol Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) It was a matter of bad timing. Einstein asserted enough about spaces and for you it meant no vacancy. Death happens here regularly. In this vacuum, the sound of agony has no listeners. In a purposeless universe, disappearances are just too far away from us, like nebulas signing off above our night sky beyond my span of attention as your dust is dispersed in this air, demonstrating Einstein, his physical laws. There is no better time for gravity to bring you back to me. *** My first post in our new forum! Edited July 12, 2009 by JoelJosol Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 *** My first post in our new forum! And a wonderous gem to celebrate JJ!- Reflective butin depth not in surface! Well, well done! DC Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelJosol Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Thanks, DC! That was a quick reply :-) Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenlangur Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hi JoelJosol, How well you express that the questions of life, death and relationship are beyond the ken of even the greatest scientific thinkers and calculations: ....as your dust is dispersed in this air, demonstrating Einstein, his physical laws. There is no better time for gravity to bring you back to me. Certainly no scientific equation can calibrate the pain, disappointment or anguish of such experience. goldenlangur Quote goldenlangur Even a single enemy is too many and a thousand friends too few - Bhutanese saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhymeguy Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 As always, filled with pathos stated simply and directly; the emotion unmistakable. The last verse is perfect. rg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I like analogy in a poem and you weave your science parallel in well in this reflection on mortality Joel cleverly - Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksandra Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Joel, I agree with Goldenlangur and I did notice the good connection between the subjects. I loved this part: There is no better time for gravityto bring you back to me. ... sounds perfect. Aleksandra Quote The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth - Jean Cocteau History of Macedonia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I love it, Joel, especially here: like nebulas signing offabove our night sky beyond my span of attention ... As your dust is dispersed/in this air evokes such a feeling of "left behind." Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelJosol Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thanks, Tony. Death always bring that realization. By the way, I wrote this for our golden cat killed by a good-for-nothing truck driver and left him dying in his blood, bones crushed. Quote "Words are not things, and yet they are not non-things either." - Ann Lauterbach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Ah, Joel, sorry about your cat. I know from experience that the loss of a beloved pet can be devastating. Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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