There are many complicated

theories about space—

most being hard to understand.

 

String theory speaks of

vibrating loops—electrons

& quarks. I wonder if that theory

 

has anything to do with the moon?

Well, I am no scientist, just

a poet. So here goes…I pull

 

the chain of string from the edge

of the potato sack. It unravels

into two strings, which I tie

 

together to make one. I tie that

string to the ball of string I’ve been

winding. The ball of string

 

is white & looks like a moon,

Especially when I throw it

into space & it defies gravity.

 

It is orbiting right now. The

only problem with my method

is how do I catch the ball when

 

say, I need string to truss the turkey

or to tie up the fall pea plants?

It is so high up there, so near the moon.