"Why is It Dark at Night?" my cousin's three-year-old once put to me.
I did my best to simplify the celestial mechanics involved.
Then turning to his grandmother, Timmy asked again.
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| 'Landscape - Sunset through the fog, Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington' Stephan Matera |
"Because the sun goes down." she answered.
Satisfied, the child inquired no further.
Yet now, I have to ponder,
Why does it… must it go down?
Because, that, it just did.
And Timmy, the dark is profound.
Remembering Tim
1975 ~ 2025
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