Earth Day
the world in a grain
of polymer
tinywords, 14:1, 22 April 2014
LeRoy Gorman
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
地球日
世界在一粒聚合物
之內
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
地球日
世界在一粒聚合物
之内
Bio Sketch
LeRoy Gorman writes mostly minimalist and visual poetry. His most recent book, fast enough to leave this world,
is one of tanka published by Inkling Press, Edmonton. More information
on his writing can be found at the American Haiku Archives where he served as
the Honorary Curator for 2012-2013.
L1 sets the thematic context while Ls 2&3 effectively make a parodic allusion to the famous opening lines in William Blake's "Auguries of Innocence:"
ReplyDeleteTo see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour
The contrasts between God-created Nature and man-made nature are well explored.