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