To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.I've always thought of those lines as a metaphor until I saw the incredible photography of Professor Gary Greenberg who has a PhD in biomedical research from University College London. Now, I'm not sure. Blake was a visionary who saw things others didn't ... maybe he was just reporting what he saw.
Professor Greenberg has spent five years traveling and photographing grains of sand, even developing his own processes to get these spectacular photos of such tiny objects. You can see more photos and his books here.
How I would love to spend an afternoon with Professor Greenberg's microscope and sand.
Here's the full text of Blake's poem:
