“Gravity Keeps Us from Floating Up”
Angus McLelland, age 5
Be grateful today
that your coffee cup
stays on the table.
Take cheer when you hear
the sound of one shoe dropping.
You know it will hit the floor.
When the shoe will fall
or the cradle with baby and all,
you will never know,
and if the suspense is killing you,
never fear. Here’s what to do:
(at least this time of year).
Be Newtonian.
Go sit beneath the nearest apple tree
and contemplate
the thumps on the ground around you.
Should you get bonked
by a nice green Pippin,
laugh and be glad
for the gravity of your situation.
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