Beyond the Need

First and foremost, it takes the sun placed at

A tolerable distance, not too hot and not too

Cold. Some would say the good green and fluid

Earth should come first. But no, neither grass

Nor leaf without sun-kissed ground would grow.

Oxygen and rain would not grace or saturate sea,

Mountain or plain without those energetic pho-

tons sped in suitable measure from our light emit-

ting star. Face it, we humans, the other animals

And plant life alike need both sun and Earth in

Order to survive and thrive. And pizza with the

Works, an ice-cold beer or two, an occasional

Good cigar now and again help to keep things

Tolerable and worthwhile. And if you suspect

That I fabricated this whole quasi-scientific dis-

course just to use the word photon, you might

Be on to something. Personally, I prefer the

Pizza, beer and cigar angle myself.

Chris Hanch  11-30-15