Open Poetry #10 |
Inexorable |
Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Inexorable (Minor revision of a 2/99 poem) Like planetary movement Circumscribing its star Like the tectonic plate shift From the pressure built beneath it Forces are in motion that are far Beyond our control Attempts to conclude the destinies Here can be compared to Guessing the path of a photon Through shards of broken silvered glass Randomly fallen when the mirror's been broken But move on it flies as time Itself rolls on So too are we impelled If we have any mastery at all Of our course So too must we If we have any knowledge at all Of our passions Thus God, like the physicist Master of the cyclotron Guiding my photon destiny Master of the passion impelling This photon on its way Pursuing you, my heart's desire The cataclysmic conjunction Brings forth a fiery display Not seen since Krakatoa's peak Breached and was heard round the world ~You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning. ~ Billy Wilder |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
WOW...how intense this read is... |
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Kit McCallum
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since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
"But move on it flies as time Itself rolls on So too are we impelled If we have any mastery at all" "Thus God, like the physicist Master of the cyclotron" I second that WOW! Incredible imagery in this Wilfred ... I love the cosmic proportions of your comparisons in this piece, excellent! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Wow Wilfred, you have such immense poetry and the imagery is spot on. Fantastic. Kethry Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. Gail Sheehy |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Paula- I've got to stop watching the Discovery Channel - thanks Kit- Love - If it's any good at all - is cosmic At least I'll settle for no less Thanks Kethry- well - Doreen flies about the solar system - I'm content to find cosmic right here - Thanks |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Bill...What a great comparison...and your imagery is fantastic...especially liked... Guessing the path of a photon Through shards of broken silvered glass Randomly fallen when the mirror's been broken But move on it flies as time Itself rolls on So too are we impelled Wonderfully done! |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Martie - you words encourage me to keep writing - Thank you (I probably would anyhow ) |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This is very, very good!! Kathleen |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
WOW Wilfred!!! Had to get out the dictionary on this one...flashback to my college classes...earth science, astronomy, physics...ah! |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
UMMMMM ... have you been watching Nova again ...or Star Trek WAY COOL Wil... very unique verbage here sir... vocab we dont often see in poetry... yet makes for awesome imagery had to read this one a few times to absorb all its molecules LOL later-beam-me-up-Scotty-gator jm |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Kathleen - ~big smile~ - thank you Shadowyone- I knew you did well on your research papers Thanks Janet Marie-Troi Make it so~S~ Love your responses - always a joy to read ~You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning. ~ Billy Wilder |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
Would you mind repeating that again sir?.haa...you sound like a rocket scientist..nicely written though bill.. ~Victoria~ A poem is never finished, only abandoned. - Paul Valery (1871-1945) |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
this shines [quote]Through shards of broken silvered glass[/i]brilliantly... Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, then speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Victoria - ~smiling~ I guess I've got a one-track mind - Thank you Karilea- Sunshile and fall-colored days always raise my spirits Thank you |
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