It’s good news for the stay-at-homes,The new consensus among astronomersThat the night sky appears roughly the sameFrom any spot in the universe, With roughly the same number of visible starsAt similar distances, in similar congregations.Those who’ve labeled the view from Earth provincialTurn out to be mired in provincial thinking.No capital can be found on the star map, no centerWhere all roads lead, no giant massWhose pull proves irresistible to the…… More »
The friendly way to explain the missing punch bowl Is to assume you loaned it to someone Who, by the time he thought of returning it, Had lost his job and moved to another city And loaned it to the hostess of a charity ball Who forgot the person she borrowed it from. As for his intention to fetch it back, It may have been shoved aside by more pressing issues, Like sickness, like facing his end Without regret for projects left unfinished. So the bowl sits…… More »
More than one couple at the Topaz Room this evening May have quarreled on the long drive over in the rain About whether moving to a drier climate And making new friends will leave them happier. Still they agree, for this evening at least, That dancing is something they’re willing to try, Dancing that seems to them like a metaphor For life lived as it should be lived, in couples, Under the sway of music they both enjoy. For them it may be a distant…… More »
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