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Science
Own by knowing
Die by growing
Heaven is here
The little baubles in your head
Green and gold and blue and red
Spin for you, reflect the sky
Reflect the truth within a lie
Where you're laying
Starstuff saying
Heaven is here
To own the world you have to understand
To own is not to hold it in your hand
We own the things on which we shine a light
The carved out days within the tides of night
Between the lines
The whole thing shines
Heaven is here[/font]
Die by growing
Heaven is here
The little baubles in your head
Green and gold and blue and red
Spin for you, reflect the sky
Reflect the truth within a lie
Where you're laying
Starstuff saying
Heaven is here
To own the world you have to understand
To own is not to hold it in your hand
We own the things on which we shine a light
The carved out days within the tides of night
Between the lines
The whole thing shines
Heaven is here[/font]
Published 25th Nov 2009
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25th Nov 2009 6:02pm
26th Nov 2009 12:13pm
Thanks for the comment! And for the good excuse to explain the term "Starstuff". I'm guessing you might know since you're pointing it out in your title, but for anyone who doesn't, it's a reference to the documentary series Cosmos. Well worth watching, and a big part of the inspiration for this poem.
25th Nov 2009 6:22pm
I know I have to comment before I can submit my own poetry but I can honestly say this is amazing, how long did it take you to write?
26th Nov 2009 12:17pm
Thanks for the compliment. It didn't take that long. I originally wrote it about six months ago, so I don't remember how much time exactly, but probably no more than an hour of actual writing. There was a lot of thinking that lead up to it, though, and I probably rewrote bits of it a few times after mulling it over awhile.
Anonymous
26th Nov 2009 2:53am
your positive vision, n the title is apt too:-)
26th Nov 2009 12:19pm
I'm not positive all the time, but I try to be. I like the title, too. Science means a lot more to me than just cold facts, and that's a lot of what I'm trying to say here.
29th Nov 2009 11:14pm
...it makes me think of the struggle we all have at one point or another with our faith and belief in something more. But, that's just me. I love the poem, seems like truth is what you alone believe to be real.
10th Dec 2009 3:32am
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