THE WEIGHT OF LIGHT • by Steve Goble

Censor not contrary views
nor lock them out of sight
one should always crush false news
beneath the weight of light

Steve Goble writes fantasy, horror and science fiction, along with some poetry. One of his short stories, ‘The Gods-Forsaken World,’ was an honorable mention selection in ‘The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 2008,’ edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant.

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Posted on January 2, 2009 in Inspirational, Poems
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10 Responses to “THE WEIGHT OF LIGHT • by Steve Goble”


  1. K.C. Ball Says:
    January 2nd, 2009 at 12:52 am

    Short and sweet, Steve. I liked it. :)

  2. Robin Herrnfeld Says:
    January 2nd, 2009 at 1:11 am

    This is a wise one!
    The “weigt of light” is an interesting concept. How much does light weigh?

  3. Oonah V Joslin Says:
    January 2nd, 2009 at 10:44 am

    It’s such a thought-provoking piece, Steve in so few words. I keep wondering about my ability to identify what is false… Matches nicely to Nick’s editorial piece – that’s what I said – Nick’s editorial! We’re democratic at EDP.

  4. mark dalligan Says:
    January 2nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    Simple but profound.

    Cheers

    Mark

  5. Errol Nimbly Says:
    January 2nd, 2009 at 4:00 pm

    Solid! Just wondering, Steve…is there a particular name for the 7-6-7-6 syllabic count? It’s very effective.

  6. Steve Goble Says:
    January 2nd, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    Errol: There may be a name for the 7-6-7-6 rhythm, but honestly I don’t know what it is. I’m not much of a forms scholar, really; I just try to make sure the poems say what I want to say, and that they have a rhythm when I read them aloud. Sorry I can’t answer that question. Anyone else know?

  7. Oonah V Joslin Says:
    January 3rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Or have you invented The Goble?

  8. Steve Says:
    January 5th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Ha! I hope we can find a more poetic name for it than THAT!

    I’ve asked some poetic types at another forum if they recognize this as any specific form or not. If they come up with an amswer, I’ll share it here.

  9. Roberta SchulbergGoro Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 9:18 am

    It’s called “Nursery Rhyme” – some of the toughest poetry ever written under censorship, to be “held on to” and “figured out” later with more knowledge and more maturity. Of course we are all too mature now to need the warning, nor is it new to us. But bring forth,the flitting phrase, the image sprung to mind.

    Good work anyway, but most of us need a telescope held backwards to imagine a current need in this little homily.

  10. Roberta SchulbergGoro Says:
    October 6th, 2009 at 8:25 am

    I usually can discern the false, but seldom know what’s true.
    Hurray for flexible Steve Goble.

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