Apr 1, 2011
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Water-strider‚ pond skater‚
Jesus bug
skitters across the surface
tension
and
the “least-area surface”
(flat‚ smooth)
has a surface tension
of zero.
2
This train of thought
is not a train‚
but a tendril‚
blind.
It’s a line
of ants
following a scent trail.
Or a string of stragglers
on a death march.
3
“Go cloud!”
says the stranded
traveler (actress)
with that small fist pump
now used
to indicate
irony’s uselessness.
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April 01, 2011
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