This World

Cosmic wonderings...

This world is huge, its small, its infinitesimal and vast.
How did we come by such a beauteous and frightful place.
Out in the cosmos, alone and crowded.
Living our lives in years that are only a blink in time.
What laws of nature bind us, what freedoms do we possess?
Time rushes by only to stand still.
So many questions, so many answers.
Which is right, which wrong?  Is it only a matter of perception?
Such is the human mind.  Always questioning, contradicting.
Seeking and avoiding, creating and destroying.

Author's Note

Written Aug 27, 2010. One of the first poems I ever wrote.

Reviews

[Richielee]

wow for one of your first poems this is incredible, touche to you!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Judy, I had no idea that you and I have been writing for almost exactly the same amount of time. I wrote my first on 11/25/10 and we have never stopped. I will have to say that this wonderful piece is much better than what I produced.

[FJ Davis]

Scientists have begun to discover that observation--perception--may actually create and destroy--on a sub-atomic level, at least.
You were ahead of your time, Judy--probably, still are.
"The World" is a gathering of "wonderings" that would have captivated Einstein.

[Lily Mae]

This is such a perfect line "Time rushes by only to stand still." Don't we all do this..wow..x

[Jeremy Wyatt]

Wow Judy, you were a late comer like me then, I never would have thought that! I guess we were waiting to be in the right place for it to come naturally..
Bloomin' good for a starter! X

[KAREN]

Excellent write, and the words hold so much meaning and truth! So many question we all ask ourselves!!

[Patrick McFarland]

The universal contradictions of life articulated beautifully Judy. Very nice.