There may in fact be a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, in the midst of all that light, and I am convinced beyond any dark matter of a doubt that through that hole, on the other side of that event horizon, through that single singularity, there is a wet red wheel barrow and some white chickens. Everything depends on it.
I knew from the title where you were going to go with this, but then doubted while we went to the centre of the galaxy, but then, there it was, pristine as can be
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Ah well…I think it is exceedingly difficult to be as pristine as WCW was…there is now all this inter-stellar STUFF in the way…
Thank you–
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You know I’m loving this Gravity….it’s definitely post on the refrigerator worthy.
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Thanks Light–the fridge is a time-honored place…
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This is intriguing.
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Thank you Alice–
Are you familiar with “The Red Wheelbarrow”? I’m afraid I played “obscure-poetical-reference-geek” a bit on this one. If you’re not familiar, this might make more sense after reading it:
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15537
keep in mind I said “might”…and keep in mind I don’t even “get” my stuff sometimes… 😉
…and if you are familiar, then I’ll just shut up now and say…um, thanks…
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JCC Thanks for the link. I had no idea. I live a sheltered life. 😉 And now more sheltered … internet collapse and borrowed connection. ((sigh))
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WCW would tip his cap (maybe his fedora?) to you. This is great, JCC. As always, I like your blend of humor, wisdom, and literacy. 🙂
I agree with your take, I should add. I don’t know if you are a fan of (or are familiar with) “The Tick.” But you know, you might be bringing together Stephen Hawking, Douglas Adams, and W.C. Williams here. Just let me add a touch of humor:
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That’s Awesome!! I LOVED “The Tick” in its live-action form. A sorry damn shame it only lasted one season. Never saw the animated version though I knew of its existence. I will definitely watch this!
I was also thinking of the BBC show “Red Dwarf” and funny enough, it came up as soon as I googled “black hole center of galaxy”! so the title of the poem was really an after-thought but totally fit with the feel.
Glad you enjoyed it.
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This piece reminds me of The Little Prince. It takes a person of true understanding to see the world for what it is! Also, thanks for leading me to the Williams’ poem. 🙂
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Thank you for reading and for you words, Cinthya. They are greatly appreciated.
I have actually been thinking that I need to try reading The Little Prince in French (I’ve never even read it in English) since my daughter is in a French Language Immersion school and I’m trying to at least learn a little bit….and people seem to reference TLP a lot regarding my work.
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I would urge you to read it; if not the French original, then the first translation in English. I think the reason people seem to reference it is that it’s about the small things in life and the importance of looking beyond facts and figures. I’m not very good at explaining this, but there’s a thread of that in your writing too. You write with the intuition of a child… and the end result is beautiful.
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Thank you. You are very kind. The intuitions of a child. I shall be thinking about that for a long time.
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Truly delightful. A keeper of an image.
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Thank you Bonnie. I feel like it’s all really borrowed imagery, but I think any more these days, almost all imagery is borrowed.
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If imagery is a color scale we use, then variation is unique…I want to believe that.
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Love the idea of an “Imagery Scale”! That’s a great way to put it. After all, we all (most of us, at least) share the same human senses. The Scale idea makes poetry more like painting with words.
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(smile)
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I just have to let you know – I keep coming back to this poem. I’ve hunted through your blog about 3 times to find it over and over again. Today in my English class we had to choose one of four poems to analyze and I, of course, chose the Red Wheelbarrow. This piece compliments it beautifully, makes it clearer. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of rereading it 🙂 Thanks!
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Aw shucks Nat, the Honors build and build. You are, as usual, too kind. I can’t tell you how good it makes me feel that you see this piece in this light. (There’s some sort of subtle pun in that statement, but it’s too late for me to figure out…).
Thank you so much–
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Reading this 8+ years later, still you honor me more than my words could ever say.
Hope that you are doing well my dear.
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