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Friday, April 17, 2015

Foucault's Pendulum (2015 APR PAD - Day 17)

Public Domain photo taken by Ben Ostrowsky in Milan, Italy.


Foucault's pendulum

“Nothing
in the universe
is at rest.”
The heart vacillates.
Placid with all it has,
aching for what it lacks,
it bleeds in black and white –
a pendulum passing
between dark and light,
but nowise winding down;
while gray
matter(s) to the mind,
which spins, (seeing
what was, is, may yet be),
circles a whirlwind vortex,
imagining a center eye,
a placid balance
between all three.

PSC/2015


The above poem is written in response to Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides APRIL PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge for Day 17 (a swing poem):  2015-april-pad-challenge-day-17


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COME PLAY WITH US!
 

4 comments:

  1. I like the 'matter(s) to the mind' phrase. Intriguing. Keep 'em coming!

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    1. Awww... Thanks, Patricia! I'm trying... determined to make it through to the end of the PAD this time. :)

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  2. Wow talk about capturing a swing! You have done so beautifully !

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