#proportion - Hello Poetry

One day i had a detailed look at a 24 inch machine scale and pondered some new ways to relate to the sizes of things some "inch" scales are in gradients of decimals and i see them divided into tens, those tens in turn divided to even smaller tens, thus~ 1.00 = 1 inch 0.10 = 1/10 th inch 0.01 = 1/100th inch 1/100th of an inch is very small but i see certain things that my mind can measure, like the size of the Earth— a little less than eight thousand miles in diameter. i can see a mile, but not thousands, so my magic scale says: 1" = 1,000 mi, thus Earth = about 8" i imagine holding Earth in my hand like a small beach ball, then i figure that the moon is about 2 1/4" big. how far away is it, i wonder ? let me grab a tape measure :) given what i have on hand, now there is a basketball and a tennis ball lying some 20 feet apart from each other in the back yard i look upon all this and fathom it in— but this vision now zooms upon my "Earth" ball with the scale situated conveniently next to it. detailing the texture of its surface, my eyes become disproportionately larger than my brain— observing the Space Station cruising about 0.15 above it, the clouds hovering at 0.01, and further still through the winds of upper distances, descending between the smallest of lines to my mere figment of a presence at 1/100th the size of this tiny period dot . — leaving me to wonder how i could possibly have even glimpsed all of this— from way down Here... "Scale" © 2020 by Seranaea Jones all rights reserved

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Aug 8, 2020

Aug 8, 2020 at 9:19 AM UTC

seranaea

Scale

One day i had a detailed look at a 24 inch machine scale and pondered some new ways to relate to the sizes of things some "inch" scales are in gradients of decimals and i see them divided into tens, those tens in turn divided to even smaller tens, thus~ 1.00 = 1 inch 0.10 = 1/10 th inch 0.01 = 1/100th inch 1/100th of an inch is very small but i see certain things that my mind can measure, like the size of the Earth— a little less than eight thousand miles in diameter. i can see a mile, but not thousands, so my magic scale says: 1" = 1,000 mi, thus Earth = about 8" i imagine holding Earth in my hand like a small beach ball, then i figure that the moon is about 2 1/4" big. how far away is it, i wonder ? let me grab a tape measure :) given what i have on hand, now there is a basketball and a tennis ball lying some 20 feet apart from each other in the back yard i look upon all this and fathom it in— but this vision now zooms upon my "Earth" ball with the scale situated conveniently next to it. detailing the texture of its surface, my eyes become disproportionately larger than my brain— observing the Space Station cruising about 0.15 above it, the clouds hovering at 0.01, and further still through the winds of upper distances, descending between the smallest of lines to my mere figment of a presence at 1/100th the size of this tiny period dot . — leaving me to wonder how i could possibly have even glimpsed all of this— from way down Here... "Scale" © 2020 by Seranaea Jones all rights reserved

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Darkness, now, taking flight-- Scattered by the coming light. Frightened by the rising sun, Watching as the shadows run. Secrets stumble off your lips-- Into patient ears your hushed words slip. It starts with friends but ends with foes, Watching as the secrets go. Simple solids breed fearful air-- Our own breath blown into terror. Onto the ignorant the facade stumbles, Watching as the whole world crumbles.

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Jan 10, 2016

Jan 10, 2016 at 7:52 PM UTC

cheyenne37

Misconceptions

Darkness, now, taking flight-- Scattered by the coming light. Frightened by the rising sun, Watching as the shadows run. Secrets stumble off your lips-- Into patient ears your hushed words slip. It starts with friends but ends with foes, Watching as the secrets go. Simple solids breed fearful air-- Our own breath blown into terror. Onto the ignorant the facade stumbles, Watching as the whole world crumbles.

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Little hoover how you have grown But a lesson to be learned Still needs to be told Food is good in proportion Fat, Salt, Sugar Is Sweet things aren't always good, For to be healthy we must eat well "We are what we eat" To roll, to spin, having fun Exercise is the key to healthy living "Little one" One day you will be realise What words are spoke, For not eating correctly Bags will be clogged Filters a mess But eat good through all Your changes be it Bags, Filters, Even Hoses, Knowing that you had eaten well Treats can be had in proportion, "Everyone deserves one or two or three" But remember we are what we eat "Little Hoover" "You haven't hoovered your" "Brown bread crusts" Little one you wish to grow to be Like your father, "Eat healthy" Choose wisely what you **** up.

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Dec 11, 2014

Dec 11, 2014 at 4:08 PM UTC

poetic-t

Little Hoover & Five A Day

Little hoover how you have grown But a lesson to be learned Still needs to be told Food is good in proportion Fat, Salt, Sugar Is Sweet things aren't always good, For to be healthy we must eat well "We are what we eat" To roll, to spin, having fun Exercise is the key to healthy living "Little one" One day you will be realise What words are spoke, For not eating correctly Bags will be clogged Filters a mess But eat good through all Your changes be it Bags, Filters, Even Hoses, Knowing that you had eaten well Treats can be had in proportion, "Everyone deserves one or two or three" But remember we are what we eat "Little Hoover" "You haven't hoovered your" "Brown bread crusts" Little one you wish to grow to be Like your father, "Eat healthy" Choose wisely what you **** up.

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