Today I held a universe
Within my palm confined
It glittered in the shining sun
A galaxy defined
So tiny this phenomenon
So tiny yet so vast
Before my eyes I saw just how
A universe is cast
It was so beautiful to see
Its parts less than their sum
So large in its conception yet
Atomic to become
Today I held a universe
Set there upon my hand
It glittered in the shining sun -
It was a grain of sand
Universe in the grain of sand held in the hand. Yes with electrons revolving around nucleus for a universe within. Beautifully put in the poem. Enjoyed. Thank you.
A grain of sand or a drop of dew In this wondrous world ever new To discerning eyes such as you Though brief our time under the arc of blue.......... Simple but deep.......conveys everything. Very good write. I invite U to my page too
Very well done young lady, sometimes we don't see the simple things that life offers us.
Your poem belongs with others in a great tradition of the smallest piece of matter revealing - what? Well, some of these poems suggest all matter is compressed into each particle. Others offer the notion that the part symbolizes the whole. And still others that our minds can comprehend the Big Picture by thoroughly examining the small picture. Your poem gracefully and graciously joins this tradition. You give us a galaxy in a grain of sand.
A simple yet great poem. Even a dew drop can hold a whole universe in it. One should have eyes to discern it. Well done. 10......
You've seen the mystery, with the eyes of your soul. Stunning poem.
I am reminded of Auguries of Innocence by William Blake and this poem too considers infinite expanse and the infinitesimal. The idea of paradox and paradise. A fine write.
Great poem. The internal structure of an atom is just like the solar system. There may be a world within an atom. If it is so, then it is a cycle having no begin and no end,
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
A beautiful poem, with everyone out for what they can get people forget about looking and seeing. A fantastic write.