Grateful to Andrew Holmes, Founder of The Sciku Project for featuring my sciku today. The latest scientific discoveries in haiku form – sciku! Thanks to John Hawkhead who guided me to submit my ku for this project.
Gravity of Thought
quantum physics
trying to wrap my head
around dark matter
by Neena Singh
What is Dark Matter?
Unsolved problem in physics: Dark matter is a form of matter that doesn’t emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it invisible. Its presence is inferred through its gravitational effects on visible matter, such as galaxies and stars.
Proportion: It accounts for approximately 27% of the universe’s mass-energy content, compared to just 5% for normal (baryonic) matter.
Further reading:
‘Dark matter’, Wikipedia article, available: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter
Author bio:
Neena Singh is a banker turned poet. Her haikai poetry is regularly published in journals and magazines. She has published three books of poetry—”Whispers of the Soul: the journey within”, “One Breath Poetry” and the upcoming “A Peacock’s Cry – seasons of haiku”. She runs a non-profit for quality interventions in the education and health of underprivileged children in Chandigarh, India.
This poem was originally published in Haiku Dialogue, 29th January 2025.