on october 4, 1957,
a 23 inch metallic russian sphere
named sputnik
compelled America to put
a man on the moon by 1969
& educate a generation
of scientists
on december 14, 2013
a jade chinese rabbit,
mythical pet of goddess yutu,
made a giant leap
from earth to moon
as amerikans experienced
a slow news day––
entirely confident
in their downward
slide