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Consider the Paradoxical Frog,
so named because it is several times smaller
than its p h e n o m e n a l l y huge tadpole.
(But then, look at people,
whose achievements often fail to match
the promise they once showed.)
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The Second law of Thermodynamics
Out of winter, spring,
out of spring, summer,
then autumn, winter,
and out of winter, spring,
always the same.
Out of the bud, growth,
out of the flower, seed,
out of death, life.
Entropy always increases.
-3-
Once you were within my reach.
Suddenly you became a
*g l i t
t e r
i n g*
damselfly.
Just wait, I thought, I can change too.
Why did I have to turn into a frog?
Oct 1, 2018
Oct 1, 2018 at 10:12 AM UTC
-1-
Consider the Paradoxical Frog,
so named because it is several times smaller
than its p h e n o m e n a l l y huge tadpole.
(But then, look at people,
whose achievements often fail to match
the promise they once showed.)
-2-
The Second law of Thermodynamics
Out of winter, spring,
out of spring, summer,
then autumn, winter,
and out of winter, spring,
always the same.
Out of the bud, growth,
out of the flower, seed,
out of death, life.
Entropy always increases.
-3-
Once you were within my reach.
Suddenly you became a
*g l i t
t e r
i n g*
damselfly.
Just wait, I thought, I can change too.
Why did I have to turn into a frog?
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