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Sorry Galileo

by Ashok Sharda

 

 

 

I am sorry

For I failed to recognize you

For you do not fit into the

Set of pictures

I have in the top drawer of my shelf

I am sorry Galileo

I will have to keep you

House-arrested

For your theory

Doesn’t fit into the paradigm

Of the established textbooks.

06/15/2003

Posted on 06/15/2003
Copyright © 2024 Ashok Sharda

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 06/15/03 at 01:56 PM

You talk here as if a member of the clergy. Yes, Galileo was lucky...he could have gotten burned at the stake for his radical ideas. :o)

Posted by Alex Smyth on 06/15/03 at 08:57 PM

Generates the question of how many enlightened ones were supressed before their knowledge could leak out to the world. Once again, gives pause for thought here!

Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 06/16/03 at 02:54 AM

A reminder of what happens when the Truth in Christ gets mixed up in worldly pursuits! Both may suffer immeasurably!

Posted by Max Bouillet on 06/16/03 at 03:33 AM

The smugness of knowing something to be true that no one else believes wears thin quickly when faced with persecution. I wonder how many would stick to their convictions.... well crafted to evoke so many thoughts.

Posted by Glenn Currier on 06/16/03 at 05:27 AM

Superb! The man, like others I know behind these lines, by not fitting textbook definitions, allows the rest of us the reewards of their creativity. Very cool poem, GalileoIndio.

Posted by Mara Meade on 06/16/03 at 01:12 PM

Oh yeah... lock 'em up, keep 'em in a drawer as though they do not exist. And for goodness sakes, get rid of the source! We wouldn't want others to stretch their minds or question what WE believe to be "the truth." Things haven't changed much, have they? -sigh-

Posted by Betania Tesch on 06/18/03 at 11:26 PM

and perhaps you are in the same position, hm?

Posted by JD Clay on 06/26/03 at 01:39 PM

Like many of us, Galileo walked a fine line between science and religion. One of my favorite quotes comes from Galileo: "You can not teach a man anything, you can only help him discover it within himself". I truely enjoyed this poem, Ashok, as it puts me to thinking. Peace...

Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 07/08/03 at 04:42 PM

Makes me wonder if someone in today's world is being ridiculed for some truth that the rest of us have no discovered yet.

Posted by Cathlyn Cartier on 08/31/03 at 07:22 PM

that's pretty much the course many take when someone dares to contradict their beliefs.... ignore it, lock it away, no matter how reasonable it may be

Posted by Marjorie Anne Reagan on 09/19/03 at 03:30 PM

The pooh poohed all the greats! Still they believed what they knew to be true and were not swayed. This inspires hope in those of us labeled eccentric.

Posted by Richard Paez on 09/20/03 at 02:08 PM

the most interesting aspect of this poem is how, especially after reading the various comments left by our PPS siblings, it can be looked at both ways- from the point of view of the people that locked him up, or as a condemnation of the people who locked him up. Being who I happen to be, my first reaction after reading it was to ask "wait a minute, is this for or against?" and to wish that it was clear as to which. But after reading the commentary, I like it very much the way it is. In my (twisted, I'm sure) perception, I see this now as a trap, to bait the biases of the reader into coming out into the open. While he uses terms much more specific than I would, I like what Que had to say here- this is a reminder and a warning to all that Faith and Reason are not always soluble, and to try to force them into emulsion only serves to change them both in ways that makes both useless. Thank you for sharing this interesting piece. {m}

Posted by Bob Arcania on 10/12/03 at 09:48 PM

I like this, and yeah, just pretend I said what Paez said, as I agree with what he said, and so on and so forth.

Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 12/17/03 at 05:09 PM

brilliant take on a controversial subject... for without substance and stance, we are nothing... our character tells all... the flow of this poem and verbilage lends to it's effect... blessings...

Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 03/17/06 at 09:39 PM

Ashok, congrats on potd. Galileo's lens was perfectly focused.

Posted by Mara Meade on 03/17/06 at 09:53 PM

How GOOD to see this as POTD. This is one of my favourites.

Posted by Michelle Angelini on 03/18/06 at 05:21 AM

Ashok, this is so cool! And you state it so well. Congratulations on POTD!
~Chelle~

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