The More We Know

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             While novel revelations come and go,
             discoveries that shed uncharted light,
             the more we know the more there is to know.

             We seek to see into the heavens’ show
             with telescopes that stretch our earthly sight
             while novel revelations come and go

             plus suppositions pertinent although
             while seeming sapience to overwrite
             the more we know the more there is to know.

             Discoveries bring queries apropos,
             some theories rejected reignite,
             while novel revelations come and go.

             Sagacity in science may outgrow
             existing thought amongst the erudite.
             The more we know the more there is to know.

             How can we humans fathom cosmic flow?
             Infinity evades our senses’ flight.
             While novel revelations come and go,
             the more we know the more there is to know.


             ~ Harley White



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The poem is in the form of a villanelle…

A source of inspiration was the following…

The inner region of the Orion Nebula as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument…

Further inspiration derived from the teachings and writings of Nichiren Daishōnin…

The reason that we continually recite Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō

Image explanation: This composite image shows the inner region of the Orion Nebula as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Data reduction and analysis: PDRs4All ERS Team; graphical processing S. Fuenmayor