According to scientists
The world’s made of string
That buzzes and fuzzes
Or some such strange thing
It’s also a donut
That curls round a hole
With middles and riddles
Just like a fish bowl
And there’s no mistaking
It’s more than 3-D
With twenty or plenty
Dimensions unseen
Still others insist
It’s really a bubble
That’s popping and bopping
Through the lenses of Hubble
Or is it just a big boom bang
That speeds to its goal
Of whirling and swirling
Into a black hole
My view is different:
The whole galaxy
Is milky and silky
And spins around me!
Wayne Visser © 2008
Book
String, Donuts, Bubbles and Me: Favourite Philosophical Poems
This creative collection, now in its 3rd edition, brings together philosophical poems by Wayne Visser. In this anthology, he muses on subjects ranging from space, angels and destiny to time, science and meaning in life. According to scientists / The world’s made of string / That buzzes and fuzzes / Or some such strange thing / It’s also a donut / That curls round a hole / With middles and riddles / Just like a fish bowl / And there’s no mistaking / It’s more than 3-D / With twenty or plenty / Dimensions unseen / Still others insist / It’s really a bubble / That’s popping and bopping / Through the lenses of Hubble. Buy the paper book / Buy the e-book.
