at full speed

As Voltaire might have said,
“ And yet it all works”
Did you know, dear friends, that our galaxy
Dash through space,
at a speed of 2.3 million kilometres per hour,
How does it not disintegrate?
Why does the sun keep shining?
How the earth turns around sun
While it is also running at 2.3 million km/h?
I know, there is in this perfect mechanics
Something divine,
As Voltaire wrote,
“ I cannot think that this clock exists
And that it has no watchmaker.”
On our way, no obstacles,
Only a cluster of galaxies 150,000 light-years away
Ahead, nothing can stop our galaxy,
“ And yet it all works”
Could have written voltaire,
at 2.3 million km/h We can safely 
Drinking our coffee, isn’t that fantastic?

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Date: 7/15/2025 5:41:00 PM
Your elegant poem is lovely, and also very informative, Yann, and I'm that it gives God the glory. The grandeur and wonder of the universe that is our home, is almost too much to comprehend. Great writing!
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Date: 6/1/2025 8:45:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful "at full speed" write. Good Ending... Have a creative/fun day writing away..............
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Date: 5/27/2025 2:46:00 PM
Ah, my mind got fed, lol. I love poems like this. Yours is beautiful- and says "don't take it for granted" -
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/28/2025 4:16:00 PM
thnak paige for being kin and supportive have a nice day
Date: 5/26/2025 9:58:00 AM
Great Voltaire. Can't find a new poem.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/27/2025 7:45:00 AM
thanks victor for the new message, and "fidelity"
Date: 5/26/2025 9:14:00 AM
It is fantastic, God's grace could explain the mysteries of the universe. Like Voltaires quote and your breathing poems remind us. Enjoyed~
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Date: 5/25/2025 2:37:00 PM
Divinley described Yann.' A great write For all to read.' And maybe to ponder.? Before we head yonder.?
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/25/2025 7:57:00 PM
thanks a lot Joe, for complimenting and reading have a nice day
Date: 5/25/2025 7:33:00 AM
We live in a mystery. Yet there is a Creator whose work was perfect until we humans destroyed it.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/25/2025 7:56:00 PM
yes victor, all that is mystery, this is all we can say have a nice day
Date: 5/24/2025 11:01:00 AM
- The perfect mechanics don't even need a drop of oil, Yann :))) - Agreed...that's amazing :) - hugs
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/25/2025 7:55:00 PM
thanks anne lise for the delightful " joke", enjoyed
Date: 5/24/2025 1:58:00 AM
When we ponder over the movement of earth and the heavenly bodies, everything seems a mystery. Amid all the movement, the coffee in our cup doesn't spill. Indeed there is a divine power behind. Beautiful poem, dear Yaan.
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 3:04:00 AM
thanks valsa for your supportive words, this s also thoughtful have a nice week end
Date: 5/24/2025 12:46:00 AM
Loved this! Please do not tell the french police this or we will all be getting a speeding ticket!!!! LOL
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 1:12:00 AM
so funny arthur i got a speed ticket, in California, just thirty years ago, we had to pay or go to the tribunal, policemen are so strict, chilly
Date: 5/23/2025 11:53:00 AM
The things we take for granted - the sun shining, the history clock ticking, new and old heartbeats…moving so fast , our coffee does not spill except if we bump it or trip. We are not like creations in an amusement park…we have a sundry moving parts and systems…wind us up? we don’t work like that. Interesting! Hugs ~ Kim
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 3:06:00 AM
thank you so much Kim, i think all this is fantastic, your comment has great impact, have a nice week end
Date: 5/23/2025 11:35:00 AM
A very thought provoking poem dear yann, i used to wonder all that , looking at gods creations in awe and in amazement! I love how youv expressed your thoughts so well in an engaging manner! Pleasure visiting you today! Sending you light always
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 3:09:00 AM
thanks a lot IE, for the friendly and warm message, amazement, thought provoking, your comment is very "convincing" and helpful have a nice week end
Date: 5/23/2025 8:49:00 AM
The true God is a God of order and peace. The wicked One seeks only to destroy. Nice reasoning Yann
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 3:10:00 AM
thank you so much Tom, for the supportive comment have a nice week end
Date: 5/23/2025 8:13:00 AM
Cool pondering!! What if one day we discover none of all this was true!
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 3:13:00 AM
thanks andrea for questioning the poem, i prefer facts and science than doubts have a nice week end
Date: 5/23/2025 7:17:00 AM
And the earth is spinning on its axis while other plants are around doing their thing. I can't even phantom how we are not totally dizzy all the time, but I know God made arrangements for that; and the few times I have had dizziness I thank Him for arranging that we would not be dizzy. Great work you have penned. Sara K
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 3:14:00 AM
thanks sara for the beautiful comment, this gives me dizziness too, for now have a nice sunday
Date: 5/23/2025 7:15:00 AM
Dear Yann, I love all of your poems! You write philosophically and brilliantly! Your poems are beyond brilliant reminding me to live in the moment! Sending you love, best, Anne
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Yann Rolland
Date: 5/24/2025 3:15:00 AM
thanks anne, your comment is jewel for my heart, this is so supportive and friendly have a nice sunday
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