One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes;  one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever    Chinese Proverb  Hurled Into Space Between questions not asked. Yet the practical urgency Of the Unknown Arrives on a daily basis.  It is the quantum of the answer-particles Imbedded in the question That keeps the five minute fool From asking. Off we go into the wild blue yonder Climbing high into the sky With jet and rocket fire Why not even higher And a space suit that can fly? Yet at 60,000 feet One only has 12 seconds To ask the question before Empty space takes over. Therefore The first question must be How high To gain the almighty Global perspective for more than 12 seconds To become the official Space pilot That gracefully descends Officially acknowledged      With answers to the Old World’s problems Oh give me the wingspan With an aluminum skin House my pitch and yaw Thrusters and I’ll come back With all the answers But hurry, now scurry Be judge and jury We only have till Friday Before worldwide recession Becomes worse than the depression L. Fullington

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