Action at a Distance

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“In quantum physics, entangled particles remain connected so that actions performed on one affect the other, even when separated by great distances. The phenomenon so riled Albert Einstein he called it “spooky action at a distance.” —Karl Tate in Live Science

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he was not looking but
….. knew she was not an apparition
….. at the center of the room
….. loving him
she was standing but
….. being there in that spot
….. precisely there,
….. not on the moon, say,
….. nor in the wind gathering speed
….. toward eternity (though
….. that wind always blew) he knew she
….. loved him
they were free but
….. things are not always what they seem
….. the world’s a funny place—
….. even Einstein said parts of it are spooky—
….. we love and hate
….. in the places we stand
….. practicing all in freedom, together
….. or not, yet
he knew
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Jim Culleny
2/8/17