zeno and jay bird

Zeno of Miletus told Jay bird that the only chance to reclaim his shadow was to cross an infinite number of halved distances in a finite period of time.

Jay bird, fresh from all night gaming at CockRobin's
wagered Zeno his Reflection for a chance to throw a shadow once more.

"I'll place your ring inside this vase and wear your velvet shade as a token;
a reminder of how pride is undone by calculation”, saith Zeno
who strode home with JayBird’s Reflection in a sack across his arm, Shade across his broad shoulders.

JayBird beat his arms against the clay and swore that he could prove he was the victim here,
yet skulked away from public view.

“A longer beak and I could trick infinity” he said.

© Jeff Thomas 2009