Dark Field

[dukealien]

Dark Field


Polarized, now I believe
in no God. The metaphysical is madness;  nice enjambment:  it takes a lot of polarizing to believe in no God at all... but His difracted light continues to reveal details of the Creation invisible in His full radiance
the material, truth. All religions are one
in their stupidity, and light is a wheel  reference to Ezekiel, or the Wheel of Law?
only when bent by gravity -- otherwise,
it is a wave, a particle, a line,  "line" as in Party Line (political) or as in a play?
and the dutiful scientist gives
no answers. 
                   
                   Condensed, light splits
through the annular ring, sculpts
a cone of shadow, then passes 
through the specimen, produces
a bright image in a dark field. Resolution
is improved, at cost of color. Solomon  very delicate:  Solomon's was only a threat of splitting, yet discovered truth:  in the diffracted penumbra of violence?  "cost of color" a nice alliteration, too
must be proud.  indeed he was... should we fear the fall consequent to our proud discernment?

Had to look this one up - illumination by absolute indirection.  Quite a concept... but dangerous to the object of exmaination since it is actually struck by the whole energy of the beam, of which the observer sees only the difracted fraction.

Having a little trouble with "dutiful" describing the scientist.  Aside from the Wheel which may be alluded to above, to what (in light of what?) is the scientist's duty?  Right practice of Science, Justice (Solomonic), or mere truth (which is never complete)?

I do like object lessons describing other things in terms of science (and vice versa).  Good and thought-provoking - have little to say of the poetic aspects, sorry.