They said
When our part of the earth
The half where we live
Is turned towards the sun
We have day.
And when the other half
Is turned towards the sun
And ours
Is turned away
We have night.

They said
That’s where the sun goes at night
To bathe the other half in glorious light.
Can it be true, sister, can it be true?
I can’t say, little brother,
I can’t say.
But in all the books that I have read
That is what they said.