Electromagnetic Spectrum: Visible Light
Our eyes,
they peek
through doors ajar
glimpse slivers
of some larger view
forever outside human sight
and thus
we think
we know the light
but
much escapes
our narrow sense
and
leaves us
in immense suspense:
what
is it that
we do not see?
Electromagnetic Spectrum: Visible Light © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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18 lines. Science Imagery challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2778593-Science-imagery
More about the EM spectrum, visible light, and related concepts:
https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1.html
https://science.nasa.gov/ems/01_intro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum
Submitted: May 17, 2021