Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Retrodictions, canto 5, quatrain 3

They’re a multitude of specks of goo
and each teeny beast is weak;
But they’re everywhere, and they’re mighty too;
They’re the Lords of Earth, the meek.

 
Commentary by Brother Quark:
The magician left-handedly praises the poor.

 
Commentary by N. Hellerstein:
This is about bacteria.


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