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inorganic garden

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metal beads dropped in
a great jar of liquid glass
will anything grow—
from inorganic kernels
tucked within a sunless hall?

rainbow branches rise
as brittle flames pierce the seas 
crystal cores blooming
art and science harmonize
in a forest made of glass

this everyone knows:
plants grow green under the sun
nature teaches still
primordial elements
are mysteries yet unearthed

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Tom Woody

Date: 8/23/2025 9:18:00 AM

Scientific discoveries confirm intelligent creatorship. Many mysteries yet to unearth and decipher. Cool poem and pic

Vanya Evangeline
Date: 8/23/2025 7:14:00 PM

yep, and we haven't even uncovered a fraction of the most basic elements. The poem and pic are both based on the chemical garden. It's a fascinating phenomenon - deceptively simply, but they're doing multidisciplinary researches about it.