Ground
being on solid ground
is a molecular illusion
a promise of return
is a molecular illusion
a promise of return
posted by MB at 9:25 AM
Monday, May 22, 2006
About Me
About Me
- Name: MB
A poetry writing practice, near-daily. Write and don't look back. Break open the shell. It's harder than it looks. And it's not as hard as it seems.
The Last 10 Feathers
- Two old stones
- Pierced
- Disappearances
- Wild yard
- The morning light
- Morning walk
- By touch, by sound
- In every tree is a bird
- Washing the sky
- Apple blossoms
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13 Comments:
Molecular illusion: two words that absolutely need to be together more often. Well done.
The last line flips everything around: if there never was such a thing as solid ground, what is there to return to? And how can that be a promise? Great little koan you've written!
Robin, it's not something people think about often, but I agree — we should!
Brenda, you are asking the kind of questions I hoped this would provoke! Thanks.
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Today--- Just today- I am grateful for the illusion.
my heart leapt at the compact intensity of this piece. wow! and... just... WOW! LOVE IT!
Made the theory I learned in Winterson's "GUT Symmetries" come rushing back, along with a smile!
alan
Consciousness plays hide-and-seek with creative energy in the vast empty space between electron and nucleus.
(This Illusions enjoys throwing glowing pixel-dust around.)
Thanks for the phosphorescent tangle!
Illusion yes, but oh so powerful. Thank you for this.
Thanks, zhoen.
Endment, I am often glad for that illusion. But it's good exercise (for me) to try to pull it away for a while.
Snowsparkle, thanks! I'm always a little surprised when I look back at a piece that is two or three lines and feel that it's DONE.
Alan, glad I could bring back some memories, but especially glad to bring out a smile in you.
Lori, your description is marvelous. Phosphorescent tangle — right on the mark!
Mermaid, it's an extraordinarily powerful illusion, and I find it very powerful to break it down.
I'll call the illusion reality if it helps me get through the day.
love it, he he
Amy, touche!
Sue, thanks!
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