Sunday, May 7, 2017

Not Even Nothing



Not even nothing can
Exist in a vacuum where,
In quantum concert, waves
Of possibility, virtual, in
Space and time --irreducible--
Result in you and me.
Nothing unreal lasts
For very long in forces
Around weak or strong
Charges in disturbance--
Light orphaned in dance
Springs from timeless nowhere.
I do not know if it
Can wholly return there.

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  1. I will consult with my physicist husband. But, the idea that nothing can exist in a vacuum--the truth is undeniable.
    Love the flowers. Such deep rich purple.

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    1. Thanks, Susan. Sweet Peas and Irises are putting on quite a show this year. Poem is adapted from morning garden thoughts about virtual photons becoming actual when the charge they surround is jostled.

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  2. I like your writing even when I don't understand it, Geo.! It is like a lullaby. Beautiful flower Normaphoto to go with beautiful words.

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    1. I don't understand it all the time either, Jenny, only moments when the multiverse and I feel equally probable. Norma and I thank you!

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  3. I love the lines and concept of "Light orphaned in dance Springs from timeless nowhere." Marvelous!

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    1. Thanks, Tom. Someday, perhaps, we'll understand it, but I for one have a ways to go yet. Reality is indeed marvelous.

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  4. I like knowing we are waves of possibility.
    The photo is beautiful.

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  5. Space and time. Oh, how mystical this life is in general.

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    1. The mystical has a way of becoming the familiar in our lives as we seek greater regions of understanding. Light expands.

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