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Prescience of Mind

Some things we can touch are truly set in stone, 
   From creatures living in sand, to ones choking on fish bones 
        They get stuck in mud, and dry out under the sun, 
 til after a hundred million years, fossil’s are well and truly done 

     You see many died at sea level, in any shape or measure, 
  some resurface atop mountains, forced up by tectonic pressure 
        Now we chip away slowly, using a chisel and hammer, 
   breaking open their mould, without making too much clamour 

          Information cannot be destroyed, it lives on forever
    and human consciousness too, is simply far more than clever 
        We give the universe meaning by making observations
         without us to see it, there would be no quantifications

            Death is not the end, merely a quantum vibration
     from mass to energy and back again, without any violations
              So go ahead live your life, then come full circle, 
 time and space can’t endure oblivion, consciousness being eternal 


Originally written 12/07/22
2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 23 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Mark Toney 
12/19/22

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Valsa George

Date: 12/19/2022 4:50:00 AM

'Death is not the end, merely a quantum vibration from mass to energy and back again, without any violations"...... Do agree with half of your statement ! Death is never the end, but only a beginning to the eternal- from mass to energy. But then no more reversion from energy to mass. That is what I believe. There are intangible mysteries in the universe that human mind cannot fathom. Profound thoughts, dear David. A great entry for the contest. All the Best....

David Kavanagh
Date: 12/19/2022 5:50:00 AM

Thank you Valsa I agree so many mysteries beyond our comprehension at the moment, I was perhaps using the scientifically proven route of mass to energy and back again, and applying human consciousness into the mix, with information being indestructible, all theoretical of course, but my imagination likes to push the boundaries, and provide food for thought, even though this one is a world away from the sponsors beliefs, I enjoyed your comment, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/6/2022 9:30:00 PM

There is a lot more to this world and our existence than meets the eye, I don't think man in all his wisdom will ever fully understand it. Interesting verse David. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 12/7/2022 12:55:00 AM

Heya Tom, Man alone probably won’t figure it all out, but we can now program computers to run mind boggling simulations, if we can someday decipher quantum reality, who knows, cheers David

Jenna Logan

Date: 12/6/2022 3:31:00 PM

I’m glad you are here. Great writing, David.

David Kavanagh
Date: 12/7/2022 12:38:00 AM

Thank you Jenna, my thoughts are never too far away from writing, or trying to figure out the universe, 100 million years in the wink of an eye, cheers David

Christopher Flaherty

Date: 12/6/2022 3:18:00 PM

Love these particular lines David Presents from your mind Chocking on fish bones Many died at sea level

Christopher Flaherty
Date: 12/7/2022 2:14:00 PM

Personally David Sir I love the way you take head on and tackle the big issues and tough subjects Which is personally why I choose to tune into your art

David Kavanagh
Date: 12/7/2022 12:32:00 AM

Thanks Christopher, all theoretically possible of course, with some big name scientists now bringing human consciousness into their quantum calculations, cheers David