Sunday, July 14, 2019

7/16/69 / George J. Dance


7/16/69

‘Observe the land,’ one said. ‘How small is man.’
 A railway.
‘Observe the sea,’ one said. ‘How small is man.’
 A steamship.
‘Observe the sky,’ one said. ‘How small is man.’
 An airplane.

How small is man? He reaches for his height.

‘Observe the heavens,’ one said. ‘How small is man.’
 Apollo.

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George J. Dance, 1974/2014
from Doggerel, and other doggerel, 2015

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