Posts Tagged http://dversepoets.com/2012/04/12/tripping-the-cosmos/
April 12, 2012 at 4:14 pm · Filed under Crazy stuff, Mostly fiction, Poems, Random Thoughts ·Tagged Charles L. Mashburn, http://dversepoets.com/2012/04/12/tripping-the-cosmos/, poetry, science, writer
The Chazinator is working a shift at the dVerse Poets Pub this afternoon, and he’s gone all scientific on us; he calls it Tripping the Cosmos. Nothing wrong with that I suppose, but what is science these days, other than somewhat bumbling, stumbling and altered? And, for that matter (no pun intended), what is poetry? In his attempt to get across to us his desires for this poetically scientific experiment, Charles spent considerable time and words explaining things. Me, not being one with a lengthy attention span, heard naught but a steady, low, humming noise, and an imagined voice, which sounded not unlike Charlie Brown’s teacher. Until, that is, I came upon this next to last sentence: engage in poetic conflict with the scientific world-view. “BATTLE!” I shouted, causing the old dog to hurry out of the room! At once, my hands pounced upon and fairly flew across the keyboard of my trusty laptop, and the following poem–I use the term loosely–was created! Read the rest of this entry »
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