In Other News
Jupiter slings asteroids at the Earth
like Cupid’s arrows. Planets make love
by colliding. A star falling around
a black hole paints a lovely rosette.
Before the Chicxulub impact, dinosaurs
were great swimmers. Scientists have
brought back to life an extinct shade
of blue. The longest living thing is a
150 foot string that hunts in spirals.
Those colored lights in the sky were
never military test planes, the US
government confirms. The biggest
hole in the ozone layer has been healed.
The coronavirus has been translated
into music. Archaeologists have unearthed
the world’s oldest piece of string. High
speed gas collisions in galaxies are
the most effective contraception for stars.
Quantum computing is easy. Algae
can gallop. Peacock spiders can dance.
90 million years ago the South Pole
was a rainforest, and it can be again.
Einstein was right. About everything.
from Thought for Food, A Poetry Anthology Benefiting Denver Food Rescue (South Broadway Ghost Society, 2020)
