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Hi All,
He took me out to see the stars,
That astronomic bore;
He said there was two moons near Mars,
While Jupiter had four.
I thought of course he'd whisper soon
What four fold bliss 'twould be
To stroll beneath that fourfold moon
On Jupiter with me.
And when he spoke of Saturn's ring,
I was convinced he'd say
That was the very kind of thing
To offer me some day.
But in a tangent off he went
To double stars. Now that
Was most suggestive, so content
And quite absorbed I sat.
But no, he talked a dreary mess,
Of which the only fraction
That caught my fancy, I confess,
Was "mutual attraction".
I said I thought it very queer
And stupid altogether,
For stars to keep so very near
And yet not come together.
At that he smiled, and turned his head;
I thought he'd caught the notion ;
He merely bowed good-night and said,
Their safety lay in motion.
Esther B. Tiffany
Best,
L.
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