We have,
at great expense, acquired a partial transcript of one of this blog’s recent
poems, which we now share with our imaginary readership
POEM
Robert Hooke and his
friend John Aubrey
Stand together, watching the moon eclipse.
As the moon gradually turns dark
Aubrey vanishes too. He returns
With its reappearance.
Neither a long series of covert observations
Nor many ingenious experiments
Ever quite convince Hooke
That the Aubrey the moon brought back
Is the right Aubrey.
Stand together, watching the moon eclipse.
As the moon gradually turns dark
Aubrey vanishes too. He returns
With its reappearance.
Neither a long series of covert observations
Nor many ingenious experiments
Ever quite convince Hooke
That the Aubrey the moon brought back
Is the right Aubrey.
THE POEM INTERROGATED
Were Aubrey and Hooke friends? Did they even know each
other?
They were friends.
How do you know?
Their letters and diaries and those of others; they met
frequently and referred to each other in kindly terms.
Did they climb a hill to watch an eclipse?
Yes.
When?
Wednesday, the 18th
of September, 1689.
How do you know Aubrey vanished along with the Moon?
It stands to reason.
Assuming I accept your preposterous last answer, how do
you know that Hooke observed Aubrey and did experiments to determine if he was
the right John Aubrey?
What else would he have done?
Did the Moon bring back the right Aubrey?
One no more wrong than most Aubreys, at least.
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