Pagosa Springs Artists

Newton’s Law

 

If not stopped by chewing dog,
If not stopped by kitten-paw,
If not stopped by will of man,
Nor entranced by wiley woman,
Not bamboozeled nor beguiled,
If not stopped by curious child,
If  not  pulled  by  gravity,
Moving objects then stay free.

first published in The Pegasus Review

 

© 2000 Bonnie Manion

 
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