Little by little, step by step,
we know more about everything.
In a warm spring garden
aromas are tempted out
by the sun’s powerful caressing.
For centuries, that was the finite end of the tale.
But now we want to know
how it is that oils are released to regale
us with such perfumed delight
as box, lavender, rosemary
with its added promise of blossom,
purple, pink, white.
We can, if we choose, have explained
how the protons and neutrons dance
excitedly in the warmth,
With their eerily fickle electrons
to enhance
The attars of the spring
Or simply bask in this God-given glory
Of the garden’s vernal unfolding.
Little by little, step by step,
We know more about everything:
In a warm spring garden,
Both science and beauty reveal
The miracles of God’s fashioning.
Original Introduction.
The Easter story moves from one garden (Gethsemane) to another (the garden of the Resurrection). In the west, many of us are hugely privileged to be able to enjoy the peace and quiet of gardens - with their appeal to all our senses. Today's offering celebrates that privilege.
Other poems with a scientific theme can bee found in the special index here
The Easter story moves from one garden (Gethsemane) to another (the garden of the Resurrection). In the west, many of us are hugely privileged to be able to enjoy the peace and quiet of gardens - with their appeal to all our senses. Today's offering celebrates that privilege.
Other poems with a scientific theme can bee found in the special index here
