Reading Lucretius

Ancient thinking about atoms
Was mostly clever guesses,
But they got a few things right,
So yes, it still impresses.

Beeing

To be a bee,
Or not to be,
To spend your hours
Touring flowers,
And dancing jive
In a buzzing hive,
To sit around secreting honey -
Honestly, it all sounds funny.

No Ice Yet

Construction season continues

Upon our city streets. 

We’ll take a break for winter,

And then it all repeats. 

Etymological Equity

Why is it called equinox
And not equiday?
I just want to get that question
Out of the way.

On the Vine

Here, this year’s pumpkins are seen
In a vibrant non-rhyming color.
Without them, Halloween
Would be monstrously duller.

Alien Immigration

When the aliens come from space
I hope Antarctica is the place
They choose to build their permanent base.

No one really seems to care
Much about the land down there,
Covered as it is in ice.

And if they look like penguins, that would be nice.

On Schedule

Acorns are dropping
And the squirrels are hopping.

Fuzzy

Certainty
Admits of degree.
But not, in the average case,
To a specified decimal place.

Delayed and Afraid

When they blame mechanical problems
I always want to ask
Exactly which part of the choo-choo
Wasn’t quite up to the task.
I want to know which I should worry about:
The engine or the brakes?
Should I worry when starting or worry when stopping,
For that is the difference it makes!

Preferences

I don’t care much for jam
In the paper or traffic flavor.
But when it comes to strawberry,
I’m very much in favor.