Are We Three Dimensional Shadows? Poem by Paul Hartal

Are We Three Dimensional Shadows?

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In the physical world in which we live
everything exists in thee dimensions.
Objects have length, width and depth.
There are, however, some exceptions,
reflections and shadows, for example,
are two dimensional.

This leads us to the conjecture
that a hierarchy of cosmic shadows
and reflections might exist
in hyperspace.
Accordingly, it is possible
that we are three dimensional shadows
of a multi-dimensional world
in the universe.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This prose poem was inspired by Leonard Shlain's book. Art and Physics, NY: Quill,1991
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
David Wood 20 May 2023

In quantum physics elements, atoms, are thought to exist in more than one dimension at any one time. Shrodinger's cat a classic example.

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