Wednesday, September 28, 2005
The Dog Barked
The dog barked.
The cat meowed.
The rooster crowed.
The hen clucked.
And no one realized that the end of the world was at hand.
The baby cried.
The mother soothed.
The father snored.
The sister painted her face, pursuing her dream of loveliness.
The brother squeezed another pimple.
And a huge asteroid hurtled toward a helpless earth.
The sun flamed.
The planets spun and whirled,
Pressing outward to escape their star,
While pulling inward as if to embrace it.
The galaxy was unconcerned.
The collision came.
Just a Little Bang in cosmic terms.
But big enough to vaporize both asteroid and earth.
And then, no dog barked.
Written on the LIRR between Hicksville and Northport
The cat meowed.
The rooster crowed.
The hen clucked.
And no one realized that the end of the world was at hand.
The baby cried.
The mother soothed.
The father snored.
The sister painted her face, pursuing her dream of loveliness.
The brother squeezed another pimple.
And a huge asteroid hurtled toward a helpless earth.
The sun flamed.
The planets spun and whirled,
Pressing outward to escape their star,
While pulling inward as if to embrace it.
The galaxy was unconcerned.
The collision came.
Just a Little Bang in cosmic terms.
But big enough to vaporize both asteroid and earth.
And then, no dog barked.
Written on the LIRR between Hicksville and Northport
