Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Our Sun. Up early this morning. Past by the easterly-facing window And was flooded by that orange ball Which has warmed me for 81 years. My thoughts flowed back through history To all the controversies which this Golden Ball, our source of life, has created. "Our Earth was created by our loving god And there is no doubt that it must be The center of the masses of spinning celestial bodies." Any who opposed such a holy concept Were condemned, or excommunicated, Or threatened with death (or worse); Horrible results for a gregarious creature. Back to the present, still viewing the yet ever-rising sun, I realized how fortunate I was To live in a time when such thoughts are now absurd. But the human skepticism continues For many new scientific discoveries Which severely challenge our belief systems. When will tolerance and thoughtful evaluation Oust the tenacious myths, plaguing our human minds? Frank Maurer 14 October 2022.