Thought only

Cherry

By Yutka

Wed, 30 Jan 2019
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Thought only could not have

created those fish.

Nothing so inept as sheer passion

could have designed these intricate

patterns, the nacre shine of their bellies,

those tiny fins with their fluttering tendons

and near translucid bones, the fine

meshing of ganglia and vertebrae

in the chain of their glittering spine.

 

Watch their movement, the dance

of the blue flashing male, standing in the water

concentric in miniature to the minute eye.

Imagine the infinitesimal capillaries of

their pumping heart, the flawless

joining of the gills, the invisible

neural filaments through which their bodies

connect to their brain.

 

Then explain any idea or sentiment

contained in the making of such perfection.

Nothing could have created these miracles

than nature’s unstoppable self-propagation

by a body’s innate precision.

It is left to the vagaries of mind

to invent attraction or repulsion, fight or flight.

 

 

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Submitted by Nolan on

Beautiful, so tranquil. I've had a few aqwariums myself with tropical fish but the fish all died each time. Not joking. It's heartbreaking those fish are very expensive. Sorry I'm a bit lighthearted.

Classy language hey? All the best! Nolan

 

Submitted by Yutka on

I have 2 aquariums which are absolute fascinating to me, watching my guppies and baby fry. I try everything to make them happy by checking the water regularly and breeding nano worms as life food...you are right, it’s peaceful and calming to watch fish. Thanks for commenting.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

"patterns, the nacre shine of their bellies,

those tiny fins with their fluttering tendons

and near translucid bones, the fine

meshing of ganglia and vertebrae

in the chain of their glittering spine."

this is perfect description of white cloud mountain minnows, are they what you are writing about? "in the chain of their glittering spine" is brilliant to say aloud

 

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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Some beautiful descriptions of the intricate, delicate. I especially appreciated :

Imagine the infinitesimal capillaries of their pumping heart, the flawless joining of the gills, the invisible neural filaments through which their bodies connect to their brain.

and my mind continues down to the intricate, interconnected biochemical pathways …

I thought at first you were referring to created design, to me an inescapable conclusion of observation and science, but towards the end I thought you were more referring to the DNA precise replication of what has been designed. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Yutka on

Thank you Rhiannon, you were right. I was talking about the DNA , this mysterious force of nature that multiplies itself.