The Magic of Dust

Gold cherry

By Ed Crane

Tue, 27 Dec 2022
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A microscopic dust mote seeds a snowflake.

No matter how many there are, each

hexagonal crystal is unique we are told.

Exquisite morsels clinging together fall

to earth brightening dull winter days.

Sparkling in winter sunshine mesmerising

us into forgetting their beautiful danger.

Spread them across the universe where

dust seeds suns each believed to be unique.

Binding together in exquisite spirals of light

we view them from within on our own speck

of dust and wonder at how they highlight

snowflakes glowing on the darkest of nights.

 

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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

dust makes magic. as you've shown here. 

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

I guess nature can make magic from anything

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Some beautiful images within this poem...that's magic.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

A lovely compliment! x

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

A remarkable poem giving a glimpse of the wonder and beauty of the universe - and it's our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Many thanks Airy! 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I loved the first part, especially Sparkling in winter sunshine mesmerising us into forgetting their beautiful danger.

Wasn't too sure of all you had in mind in the second half, but thought it was to do with the similar pattern of the stars and their light and the sunlight illuminating the beautfiful crystals of the snowflakes making rainbows? I looked up the fascinating picures he took too. Rhiannon

 

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

I guess I was trying to make and analogy of how each is formed, highlight the massive differences in the scale of their infinite beauty, and show how billions of snowflakes reflect the light made by billions of stars (including our own)

x

 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

fractal poem :0) I enjoyed this very much, thankyou for posting

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Fact is both are wonders of nature and both are capable of creating great beauty and great danger

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

As magical and beautiful as a snowflake itself - thank you Ed, and congratulations on the very well deserved golden cherries!

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Thank you so much Claudine

(Been having break but I'm still working on where to take my Angel :)