Levity and Gravity
Levity and gravity
The weight of gravity and lightness of levity complement nicely
Like a seesaw or ying and yang they are balanced precisely
Levity may add the touch of light relief in a minuscule dose
But too much is like bubbles ascending up one’s nose
Frivolity or levity in a situation of gravity
If timing and humour are used in proportionality
Can lighten a grave matter of intense sobriety
Overdo levity and it will make a mockery of a funeral
However if the lightness is only rather ephemeral
At a crucial point of solemn gravity
A fond memory recalled with levity
Will lift the congregation in entirety
Gravity and levity played their roles in scientific history
The force of gravity was thus no longer such a mystery
After that falling apple landed on Isaac Newton’s head
I dread to think of the loss to physics if it missed him instead
Now the pinnacle of levity was not a plane or hot air balloon
But when man defied gravity and levitated to the moon
A Latin scholar taught me the root words gravitas and levitas
In Roman times the former was a veritas and latter only vanitas
A Roman leader would hope to possess dignitas and gravitas
While a feckless fool was likely to exhibit imbecilitas and levitas
But words and their definitions become archaic or evolve
Not unlike the rise and fall of empires which sometimes just dissolve
Copyright © Mubarika Sami | Year Posted 2020
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