Frank E Gibbard Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Pondering Darwin’s great conception Analysing Subsequent exploration Delineating Later scientific innovation Estimating Faster computation Reckoning Engines of automation Calculating Female contraception Crediting Human contradiction Perceiving Earth’s overpopulation Evaluating Means of mass destruction Protesting Threat of World pollution Metamorphosing His old island’s devolution Detecting Disbelief in evolution Facing Faith in God’s creation Growing Rebirth of superstition Observing His theory’s diminution Understanding The planet’s revolution Notwithstanding Our global dissolution Acknowledging Darwin’s giant intuition Recapitulating A genius’s reputation Asking Life’s eternal question Never reaching Any satisfactory resolution Conceding There is no clear solution Concluding All is preconception Ending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Frank, I LOVE this. Brilliant word play, which clearly reflects the subtleties and power of the man, his theories, and the bombshell which he started ticking, but has yet to fully explode. I am very impressed. BTW, did you know Darwin and Lincoln were born on the same day and year? Astonishing that the astrologers have not done essays proving their own theories of evolution... Well, well done Frank! PS http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/j35/...bate.asp?page=1 For a nice overview of the debate;-) Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank E Gibbard Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 DC your review was more uplifting for me than that weighed in with by the stern Irish man over on PC. Thanks, and for the recommended reading. I didn't know that factoid about coincidental dates of birth. Did you know the unassociated odd fact I read somewhere that Buzz Aldrin had a mother originally named Moon?! Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Quite thought-provoking, Frank. I like how you seem to present both sides of an "argument" which may not be as much of an argument as it's sometimes made out to be. This part seems to reinforce that any theory is not a fact: Life’s eternal question Never reaching Any satisfactory resolution Conceding There is no clear solution Concluding All is preconception ... The last line works well, too. 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...
Aleksandra Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I agree with Tony, Frank. The poem is provoking. Well written 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...
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