.
The earth revolves around the sun,
Galileo said
Nope, said the Pope,
and if you say it again
you’ll be cut off from the benefit
of my infallibility and exiled
to the wilderness of reason
and lose all hope of hope
Ok then, maybe not at the moment,
the miffed voyeur said,
and sheathed his telescope,
and whispered, but trust me, it will
when you’ve turned away
your head
……………………………
Jim Culleny
February 2008