Ph: Life: Telescopic Dreams Poem by Brian Johnston
Ph: Life: Telescopic Dreams
It stretches mind to understand
How telescopes are time machines,
Have God-like powers quite profound,
To plumb sky depths like submarines.
To go where no man's gone before,
To see a past that's clearly been,
Discover facts before man's birth
Track photons in brave's moccasin.
Light travels fast but stars aren't close,
The nearest stars 'light years' away,
So thinking you know they exist
Is really gross naivete.
A 'nearest star' could die tonight,
Man wouldn't know for four more years,
With super bright decaying flash,
A fellow traveler disappears.
Expanding shells of photon waves
Man thinks is star, just light from star.
While unbeknownst to human eye
Their fiery sire is now sidebar.
If speed of light hides past so well
Can telescope help us to know?
Well yes, but in another way,
For human eye sees mostly snow.
Where telescopes see stars, though dim,
Our bare eyes fathom mostly cloud,
As onion layers peel away
We learn much more what is allowed.
Each layer reveals history,
As ancient records birth things new,
How telescopes are time machines,
Not books, God's dreams that we can view.
Brian Johnston
December 15,2016
What? ! no Poet's Notes! i like the rhyming. here is the message i've already sent: BJ, reading Telescopic Dreams now. i can imagine fungus in someone's shoe, but............photons? ' super bright decaying flash, '.............is this why some 'twinkle'? ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'sidebar'? ? the third definition? : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'side·bar ˈsīdˌbär/ nounNorth American noun: sidebar; plural noun: sidebars 1 a short article in a newspaper or magazine, typically boxed, placed alongside a main article, and containing additional or explanatory material. Computing 2 (in a graphical user interface) a narrow vertical area that is located alongside the main display area, typically containing related information or navigation options. 'Windows Explorer's sidebar is a great place to house shortcuts to your favorite folders and other tools' 3 a secondary, additional, or incidental thing; a side issue. (in a court of law) a discussion between the lawyers and t ================================== i thought stars were hot. where does the 'snow' come from? ? i never quite got the feeling i understood the linking of words in the last stanza, especially the last line, though i read it at least 3 times. what does 'dreams' refer to, my friend? - - - - - - - - - ok, this is on its way to December 2016's Section B of Showcase of PH poets. Thanks. bri :) ok, for people who don't know what 'brave's moccasin' and 'snow' mean in this poem, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a funny poem to Bri Edwards, and i'll tell you.
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4/19/2024 11:12:29 AM # 1.0.0.1119
ok, a rating? 9 :) bri
A ten would be better don't you think? PS: You can read this two ways! Ha!