the universe (Webb Space Telescope)‘Enigma’: A Poem by Steve Cooper The Society June 19, 2025 Love Poems, Poetry, Shape Poems 2 Comments . . . Steve Cooper is a retired professional career counselor. He lives near Salem, Oregon. He has one traditionally published picture book on Amazon, Don’t Eat Your Seed Corn, and several of his pieces have been published in the annual literary print anthology from Portland Writer’s Mill. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. ***Read Our Comments Policy Here*** 2 Responses Roy Eugene Peterson June 19, 2025 This obviously was written for someone important in your life. Whether a lover, parent, sibling, partner, or friend is up to us through what I like to call “reader license” (as opposed to poetic license). Time and space are such appropriate allusions. Reply Margaret Coats June 19, 2025 Steve, you’ve done a terrific job of using cosmologic terminology in this poem. Even “bipolar,” a word usually applied to psychological disorder by most of us, has a meaning in astrophysics. Theorists may use it to designate what some call the central importance of extremity–which is clearly something of interest to you. Indeed, your celestial vocabulary elevates and emphasizes the simple emotional effects you describe. I feel those concluding three lines in particular. Well done! Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Roy Eugene Peterson June 19, 2025 This obviously was written for someone important in your life. Whether a lover, parent, sibling, partner, or friend is up to us through what I like to call “reader license” (as opposed to poetic license). Time and space are such appropriate allusions. Reply
Margaret Coats June 19, 2025 Steve, you’ve done a terrific job of using cosmologic terminology in this poem. Even “bipolar,” a word usually applied to psychological disorder by most of us, has a meaning in astrophysics. Theorists may use it to designate what some call the central importance of extremity–which is clearly something of interest to you. Indeed, your celestial vocabulary elevates and emphasizes the simple emotional effects you describe. I feel those concluding three lines in particular. Well done! Reply
