I’ve recently become aware
of something I must share.
It involves the whole earth,
the land, sea, its very girth.
It has come to my attention,
and I feel bound to mention
a matter somewhat obvious,
as someone may be oblivious.

It’s simply a clearly given fact,
with implication more than that.
Earth spins round, we all know,
which causes the sun to show.
Rising in the East, it sets West.
It’s always done that, I guess.
But East is to the right on maps
and West is left...imagine that!

And what, you may well ask,
do you imply with that last???
I can only say, in my easy way,
that most of us at mid map stay.
Some feast in the distant east,
Others hang west for their feast.
We in the middle silently listen,
east and west keep cry’n pissin’.

If I were an eagle high in flight,
I’d train my wings to never fight.
For how could I serve my role...
if left or right had different goals?
With me in the middle in the sky,
Should either wing ever ask why?
If such were the case we’d crash,
as is likely as right and left clash!!

Silently, slowly the water drains,
down from a washbasin it stains,
circling with the clock up north,
south it’s contrary from a traught.
Hemisphere north seems to agree
that hemisphere south is contrary.
Now I’m not one to talk politico,
but I thought you’d wanna know...

© Urban R. Coombs 2009