On a reading room table, late in the night,\u00a0\u00a0
A pair of ants witnessed a phenomenal sight!\u00a0\u00a0
A bright golden sunrise, when there must be no light,\u00a0\u00a0
When children were sleeping to parents’ delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A huge fiery globe, golden rays in their sight,\u00a0\u00a0
A vast world before them, raining golden dust bright;\u00a0\u00a0
They’re greeting the sunrise, perplexed as can be:\u00a0\u00a0
“The time is past midnight \u2013 is it true what we see?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it a true miracle? What can it be?\u00a0\u00a0
Has the time-space continuum warped in a “C”?\u00a0\u00a0
It’s crazy! It’s just unbelievable! See?\u00a0\u00a0
A sunrise past midnight can bring ecstasy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And their antennae went twirly and twisty,\u00a0\u00a0
Bending and stretching and sensing the air,\u00a0\u00a0
In a hectic attempt to grasp new reality:\u00a0\u00a0
“Nights are so short, and long days are here!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But all of a sudden, a great hand from the sky,\u00a0\u00a0
Descends on the book that our ants sat on high;\u00a0\u00a0
The hand lifts the book, and as ants fall below,\u00a0\u00a0
They could not believe the sight that they saw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The great fiery sun that was blinding their sight,\u00a0\u00a0
Was an old tennis ball, reflecting the light!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paul Pinkhasik, July 25, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
illustration courtesy of <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marina Krasnogolov<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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