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Ocean Waves and Rainbows
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Ocean Waves and Rainbows |
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Jaime Fradera Senior Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 843Where no tyranny is tolerable |
Ocean Waves and Rainbows If an ocean wave could be frozen in flight, what would that wave feel like? What shape would it have? Would it feel like a cone, or a hill or a mountain? My understanding is that as a wave approaches the shallows, the base part of the wave is slowed by friction with the bottom; but the surface portion keeps on going, until there is not enough water beneath it to support its weight, and it collapses. As a wave approaches the beach, even if I can not hear it, water is felt being drawn outward from the shore, and the strength of the outflow of water indicates the size of the on-coming wave. Is this right or just imagination? If one could actually touch a rainbow, how would it feel? Smooth and shiny, like crystal or glass, cool to the touch, held very carefully lest it shatter and fall out of the sky? Would it feel like exquisitely textured bands within bands within bands of tactile hues? Might a rainbow have a melodic representation corresponding to the colors of its spectrum? What might it sound like? is a symphony of vibrating colors equal to a symphony of orchestral sound? If one could hear the northern lights, how would these celestial fireworks sound? The one is a factor of the wave lengths of light. The other is a factor of the wave lengths of musical notes passing through the air. There is a phenomenon called sinosthesia in which colors are felt, and music is tasted ... Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound ... If I were sweet, would you eat or drink me? What might be the color of the heavenly scent of coffee brewing, mixing with the color of ice fogged Arctic air? Maybe Ali and Midnitesun can tell me ... I once showed the same photo to two different people, and they described it in completely different ways. Then one of them got upset because I had asked the same question of the other. Don Mc-clean describes Van Ghov in sound, presumably for sighted people, who could just as well go to some museum to see Van Ghov themselves. So why the music to help the sighted see? I wonder of all this, because I don't remember ever having eyesight, and because most of my hearing is gone. Please note: do not attempt to email me. I am working on the problem. If your emails to me bounce or go unanswered, please know I am not ignoring you. I may not even be receiving them. However if you want to leave a comment, you may get messages to that way as I can still see those normally |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Jaime, this is a wonderful creation of your beautiful mind. There are so many ways of perception of beauty, besides the view or the listening power. Everything emanates energy and this energy is felt with the heart. And your heart speaks beautifully of your perceptions. Love and hugs. Margherita  |
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A Romantic Heart Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-03
Posts 5496Forever In Your Heart |
A Lovely Piece of poetry! |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
I loved this. I have never heard of the name, "sinosthesia" until you taught me the word, but I have often used the concept in my poetry, so I particularly understand it and enjoyed it in your poem. I am sorry to hear that you have never had sight for as far back as you can remember, and that you don't have much hearing left - or was that just part of the poem? That was sympathy I was giving you, because I can see very well that you don't want pity - not that I pity anyone I respect anyway. I would have liked it to have been empathy, but I don't have those afflictions, so I cannot begin to imagine what it is like. However, I can see that you don't feel sorry for yourself at all. I was going to comment on how the first stanza's form was physically shaped like an ocean wave. I thought it was intentional, but now I realise that it may have been coincidence - either way, it is equally effective. Thank you for the pleasure your poem gave me. Thinking/analysing/wondering has always been a favourite occupation of mine. Your poem brought home to me consciously that noticing has also been something that I enjoy immensely. - Owl |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Jaime, this is a wonderful piece! I'll re-visit it again later, to hopefully comment on a few specifics. Today is a very busy gardening/housework day for me, with some cloud cover but no rain/thunderstorm (yet!). That action often begins late afternoon, but today, the thunderheads are already forming into threatening dark billows of energy. Later, amigo! |
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Jaime Fradera Senior Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 843Where no tyranny is tolerable |
Okay, thank you, but no one has answered my question? I spent 2 hours writing a comment for this thread, only to forget to save and now the whole damn thing is GONE ... Gone ...I have to quit for now but will post later! |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I'll be back to this one, Jaime. A |
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