the universe will not be controlled by the likes of us
the title is a brilliant phrase uttered on the intertubes by AdamSelene @ theoildrum.com. this space accumulates other such short, poetic, and found-elsewhere insights into the limits of human cognition. it is a project dedicated to Wes Jackson’s vision of an “ignorance-based worldview.” a brilliant phrase uttered by his friend Wendell Barry in a letter.Archive for July 19, 2009
field galaxies
hubble deep field south
and:
galaxies in the south field of blue heron farm
this is why:
All that deserted space was singing
and I, lost and awed,
looking toward the silence,
opened my mouth and said:
“Mother of the foam,
expansive solitude,
here I will begin my rejoicing.
my particular poetry.”
From then on I was never
let down by a single wave…(from Pablo Neruda, This Is Where We Live)
