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Einstein

Once there was a young boy
who did not learn at the same pace
who did not race in the same
predictable race – while his peers
played with fish and ball – grew,
traditional degrees from short to tall,
his world turned at a different length
rate;  more different, were his
timeless seasons – artfully Time
he took in his hands, whittled
with imagination into novel shape
and form – for him, Time was
never seen quite a constant norm -- 
in fact, could be reversed, or quickened 
into infinitely….

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John Loving Iii Date: 8/13/2025 10:03:00 AM As complicated as the man himself Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/13/2025 10:51:00 AM Thank you; a meditation in complex character. You made my day today, John. Blessings my friend.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/12/2025 5:15:00 PM Cool poem! I really admire Einstein. Edison and other creative thinkers Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/12/2025 5:21:00 PM Thank you, Andrea; marvelous, unique individual. I doubt that even he himself understood the entire doorway he had opened.

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 8/12/2025 4:53:00 PM I like this poetic summary of Einstein, especially: Artfully Time he took in his hands, whittled with imagination into novel shape and form – for him, Time was never seen quite a constant norm -- in fact, could be reversed, or quickened into infinitely…. well done, Joe :-) enjoy your evening, Sara Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/12/2025 5:00:00 PM Thank you, Sara; interesting mind to say the least. Have a blessed evening my friend.

John Fleming Date: 8/12/2025 3:36:00 PM Einstein had one great advantage over his contemporaries: he could think about and ask questions of his conjectures as a child might. He realised...that underneath all the many layers of great complexity...there is often a simple explanation. Awesome mind!! :) john Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/12/2025 4:04:00 PM Hi John; yes, he said of a Unified Theory, that when one finally is articulated, it will be so simple that everyone's grandmother can understand it. If you have some time, please read mine, John -- Unified Theory by Joseph P. DiMino. Thank you for commenting my friend.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 8/12/2025 12:36:00 PM - «Person of the Century» ... with high intelligence ... great poem, Joe :) - hugs Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/12/2025 1:52:00 PM Thank you, Anne. Great thinker! A 20th century icon.

Paula Goldsmith Date: 8/12/2025 12:03:00 PM I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Einstein" write/story. Have a blessed day writing away............. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/12/2025 1:53:00 PM He was quite an innovator. Great force in our Scientific Culture. Thank you, Paula.

Sand Blown Date: 8/12/2025 10:40:00 AM ...einstein...a child hood hero of mine from the fifties and on.....he and edgar allen poe were popular......len Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 8/12/2025 11:08:00 AM Hi Len; two of my favorites, with a lot in common: "Is all we see and seem, but a dream within a dream?" -- love them. Thank you, my friend.