Poetry About Empiricism

A glass bead gathers at the pipettes end. The notebook waits for what the trial will show. Belief stands back while evidence repeats itself. A failed result becomes another kind of fact. The world is asked, then asked again more carefully. Knowledge grows where observation can disagree.

Look again from the quieter edge. The notebook waits for what the trial will show. A smaller detail changes the whole scene. A failed result becomes another kind of fact. Attention loosens the first easy answer. Knowledge grows where observation can disagree.

A glass bead gathers at the pipettes end. Hours pass, but the image does not leave. Belief stands back while evidence repeats itself. It returns us to observation, evidence, experiment, experience, doubt, and knowledge tested against the world. The world is asked, then asked again more carefully. The day continues with a more attentive heart.