there comes a time

11 Jul 2017

there comes a time

rumor had it Sir Isaac Newton
moved back downtown
ate and drank and conversed
amongst the commoners

early in the morning he walked
against the grain
waving at joggers he met
along the way to green square

there the rays of the rising sun
warmed the giant circular sculpture
made of copper and radiating

and there he sat
taking notes and making drawings
looking up and looking down
and looking straight away
convinced he could solve it all
if only he had more time

july two thousand seventeen
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Posted in In the City, Poetry and tagged poem, Poetry

12 thoughts on “there comes a time”

denise0904 on July 11, 2017 at 9:13 pm said:

there never seems to be enough time, maybe what you do with what you have is the important thing. my inspirational comment for today..hehe

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- j matthew waters on July 12, 2017 at 6:42 am said:
  
  thank you for commenting on this piece
  
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Carl D'Agostino on July 11, 2017 at 9:17 pm said:

convinced he could solve it all
if only he had the time

As a scientist he should know that as technology advanced through the ages so did the ability to expand knowledge and understanding and that he was limited by his time and place in the evolution of future scientific advances. How could he figure out the things that would not be known until hundreds of years in the future ? Ultimate hubris. He has limitations in his own time. Did he master music, painting, sculpture, languages, archaeology ?

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- j matthew waters on July 11, 2017 at 9:20 pm said:
  
  Yes, I understand there is much to ponder here, but my words are merely a poetic ideas and your thoughts and questions are greatly appreciated.
  
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  - Carl D'Agostino on July 12, 2017 at 8:19 am said:
    
    Oh, yes I understand. But many alleged scientists of today have this hubris and really that was my point not against the music and thoughts of the poem. I failed to communicate that very well.
  - j matthew waters on July 12, 2017 at 10:46 am said:
    
    Thank you, Carl, I appreciate your thought and commentary in this piece. Have a great day!
Shawna on July 11, 2017 at 10:48 pm said:

The wisdom in this piece, I think, is knowing when to walk, and when to sit still; when to immerse yourself in the social world, and when to jog away from it. If you can master these things, maybe you can, 1) “find” more time, and 2) discover/solve/invent/deduce.

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- j matthew waters on July 12, 2017 at 6:43 am said:
  
  thank you for sharing your thoughts on this piece
  
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mkrashes on July 12, 2017 at 7:18 am said:

“made of copper and radiating”…nice.

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- j matthew waters on July 12, 2017 at 7:33 am said:
  
  thank you very much
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on July 13, 2017 at 12:41 am said:

Time is relative – but he needs to ask Einstein about that.

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- j matthew waters on July 13, 2017 at 9:27 pm said:
  
  Einstein certainly should weigh in on this one….yes indeed
  
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