I do not see why I cannot be interested
in both sciences and the arts
I could write about the world
in a way like no other
through a scientist’s and an artist’s eye
I could write about the way
the roots of plants grip the ground
how they draw in water from around
the way their leaves catch the light
and turn it into matter
into water
into sugar
and you think the beauty of biology
lies only in microscopes and lab coats?
then you do not know of oceans
of jungles and forests and desert and rain
and creatures of day of afternoon of evening of midnight
you do not know of stories about life and living
of death and leaving
dances about rain and the rhythm of thunder
if you think that the beauty of chemistry
lies only in a colourful table and explosions
then you do not know of you and me
and the earth
you do not know of bones and bees
and flowers and the dirt they grow in
poems about stars and skies
and fire and ice
because when you really get down to it
we are made of the same things
you could easily find on that colourful table
and the world contains people
and people contain multitudes
and the world contains many
and the world contains multitudes
and everything connects and contrasts
one works in harmony with the other
ZANNATUL WARA FAIRUZ
Willeton, WA
our winning poem
This month’s poem got us thinking about how most of us are classed as right brain (creative) or left brain (analytical) types. Zannatul says: “I am studying subjects that seem to be complete opposites, and I feel it’s a good thing, as it lends me a unique perspective into the world.” We agree!
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