Taking Turns
By: Jacqueline Jules
Last night I stood watching
as colors spread across the sky.
Once again, the sun was setting.
Once again, I wondered why.
They say the earth is spinning
every second, round and round.
Why don’t I feel it moving
when I’m standing on the ground?
They say when evening comes
and I brush my teeth for bed,
children way across the globe
are waking up instead.
Could that be the reason
we lose the sun each night?
The world is taking turns.
I think that's quite polite.
Illustration Copyright © 2008 Aditi Laddha
Copyright © 2008 by Jacqueline Jules