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just an observation

no 2 people can see the same light photon ~ yet both can’t miss the void one hundred trillion photons hits our eyes each second ~ don’t be devoid By David Kavanagh

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Ink Empress

Date: 11/5/2024 11:12:00 PM

Dear David, i agree no two people can see things from the same light, our way of thinking and perspectives are shaped from so many aspects which falls on nature vs nurture. You have a very deep way of writing and your monokus definitely were worth reading: the last one gives a message a reminder that is soulful! Pleasure reading this~ sending you light

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/6/2024 1:25:00 AM

Thank you so much Ink, your light is always appreciated, as indeed you say none of us sees the exact same light, and in turn this gives each of us a unique perspective, even if it may seem barely imperceptible, the main thing is we don’t become devoid in the greater scale of things, cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 11/5/2024 12:53:00 PM

I enjoyed reading your creative 2 lines. So much said here. "Good Luck" if it is for the contest..... Have a fun day writing away...............

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/5/2024 2:04:00 PM

Heya Paula, no contest in mind in this piece, although I should really check them out, thanks so much, cheers David

Jan Allison

Date: 11/5/2024 12:41:00 PM

I'm blinded by science! Thanks David!! hugs jan xx

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/5/2024 2:02:00 PM

Me likes your comment Jan, better to be blinded by science than to be blind to it, thanks so much, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 11/4/2024 10:53:00 PM

Your Monokus certainly give us something to think about David. You open a door and that leads to two more, and so on, does it ever end I wonder?. Keep em coming. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/5/2024 1:24:00 AM

I know Tom, I haven’t even mentioned their cousins the Neutrinos, that pass through us and the entire planet without interacting, yet the science says they are there, the human mind is indeed a powerful machine, even more so when put to doing good, cheers David

Lin Lane

Date: 11/4/2024 9:33:00 PM

If I keep my eyes closed, is it possible to quantum leap over them? Makes me wonder how the hundred trillion count was made. David, you have one of those 'wandering' minds that wants to know.

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/5/2024 1:17:00 AM

Hey Lin, the count starts off almost on a 1 and 1 = 2 experiment, then the number crunchers multiply by the area they want to cover, in fact they have estimated, a 1 with 84 zeros after it would be all the photons in the universe, close your eyes, and someone else might well steal your photons lol! Cheers David

Paul Willason

Date: 11/4/2024 9:17:00 PM

Now this one not only impacts the eyes but crashes into the mind....can still feel the ripples David. You have a rare gift of translating science facts into engaging imagery...moreover into bloody good poetry.... Cheers, Paul

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/5/2024 1:09:00 AM

Your wonderful comment has opened my eyes much wider today Paul, I cannot help but ponder the science behind reality, and try write something meaningful about it, cheers David

Michael Tor

Date: 11/4/2024 8:23:00 PM

Insightful and creative my friend. Loved to read...

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/5/2024 1:04:00 AM

Thank you Michael, it’s fun to play around with the stuff that allows us to see, the real mystery is how we developed brains to interpret and explain all this, cheers David

I Am Anaya

Date: 11/4/2024 4:15:00 PM

It's interesting that they spin and live on and allow us to see. I'll be on the lookout. Informative Ku :D

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/5/2024 1:01:00 AM

A fundamental part of reality Anaya, but don’t blink and you may well miss a few trillion of them lol! Cheers David

Di11y Da11y

Date: 11/4/2024 2:29:00 PM

What's this?! Two poems in one day - my mind is spinning getting my head still round the first! Is this like my inverse image, brain trickery where the eye and brain assemble what it believes it sees? Two people won't see eye to photon or eye to eye - perspective being a difficult matter?

Di11y Da11y
Date: 11/5/2024 1:03:00 AM

Gosh, it's standing room only in this comment thread - love it :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/4/2024 3:13:00 PM

Oh go on I’ll send you a virtual version of the omnipresent cuddly toy from the conveyor belt, imagine that was Saturday night prime TV 40 years ago, and the original broadcast is only reaching our nearest star groups now, the universe is indeed mind blowing!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 11/4/2024 2:56:00 PM

I just read about 'what happens to photons when you turn out the light' and blew my mind! I feel like photon stuff could ruin a science version of generation games conveyor belt memory game - I'm confusing myself now haha (apologies, I should know if I am bringing 1980/90s TV into it I've gone off track lol)

David Kavanagh
Date: 11/4/2024 2:47:00 PM

I’m afraid it’s true Dilly 2 poems in one day lol! It’s also true once a photon is observed it becomes part of the observer and ends up as part of an observation in the brain somewhere, so good job there’s an over abundance of the blighters or we would all be fighting for them on the beach, No wait! we do that already lol! Cheers David