one perceptible day
watching receptive ant
lightly reaching up
ant's two front legs
trying to touch heaven
rightly waving upwards
flailing through invisible air
ant's other four inceptive legs
comprehending solid earth
then I saw folly sky
wanting while pressing down
caressing seeker ant
embracing placid earth
such a transparent ocean
mystical discernible atmosphere
miracles held in motion
fixed by master gravity
then I noticed magic moth
fluttering fragile wings
frangible moth oscillating
tangents as if nothing
was really rightly there
that sensational moment
revealing some sensible truth
completing indelible illusion
repeating palpable being
creation both day and night
ant and moth and air

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