Real
Magic
There’s magic in math,
in science, in nature.
Khayyam and Da Vinci knew it, wrote it, drew it;
Galileo and Newton
sought it in the stars,
Fibonacci found it in numerical
sequences – patterns
repeating in nature: mysteries
unfolding in a fern,
the florets of a flower,
chambers of a nautilus.
Empiricists can catalog
details,
focus on the bits and bytes,
but they see
only a small piece
of a much bigger picture.
There are facts &
figures one can gather, yes:
you may weigh and
measure all you like.
Calculate and
extrapolate, if you must,
hypothesize and
postulate, if you insist.
But, numbers, figures, data,
reasons & rationale
will only get you
so far.
Sooner or later,
you must put aside
the slide rule,
the telescope,
binoculars & microscope
and Open Your Self Up.
The rest – the magic
& mystery,
must be perceived by another
means.
Sometimes, it’s simply
a matter of employing
the proper lens.
PSC/2014-Apr
 |
| photo by PSC / 2014 |
Written for 2014 April PAD
Challenge: Day 29 – A realistic-magical poem:
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