The Sun’s Winter Clock: Why Are Days Shorter in Poland?

Mengapa pagi gelap di jendelaku? Sore hari aku berjalan-jalan Matahari tampak rendah di atas atap Cepat sekali hilang di balik atap Lampu jadi Matahari, bola jadi Bumi Kumiringkan; titik terang menandai Polandia Di Polandia, Surya terbit terlambat Terbenam lebih awal; siang singkat Tiap putaran: kurang waktu kena cahaya Poros Bumi miring, itu sebabnya Poros Bumi, garis khayal lewat dua kutub Bumi berputar padanya: siang, malam Ia juga mengitari Matahari Porosnya hampir tetap ke arah yang sama Musim dingin: utara condong menjauh dari Surya Di Polandia, Surya terbit terlambat Terbenam lebih awal; siang singkat Tiap putaran: kurang waktu kena cahaya Poros Bumi miring, itu sebabnya Kuputar bola miring perlahan Titik: sebentar terang, lebih lama teduh Di sana, jalur Surya rendah dan pendek Di Polandia, Surya terbit terlambat Terbenam lebih awal; siang singkat Tiap putaran: kurang waktu kena cahaya Poros Bumi miring, itu sebabnya Kini kupahami jam musim dingin

Why is morning dark at my window? That afternoon, I take a walk The Sun hangs low above the rooftops It slips behind a roof—why so soon? The lamp is Sun, the globe is Earth I tilt the globe; one bright dot marks Poland Poland’s winter sunrise comes later Sunset comes early; daylight is short Each turn keeps Poland less time in light Earth’s tilted axis tells us why Earth’s axis is an imagined line through the poles Earth spins around it, bringing day and night It travels on around the Sun Its axis points nearly the same way In winter, northern Earth tilts from the Sun Poland’s winter sunrise comes later Sunset comes early; daylight is short Each turn keeps Poland less time in light Earth’s tilted axis tells us why I slowly turn the tilted globe Poland’s dot: less time in light, more in shade From Poland, the Sun’s path looks low and short Poland’s winter sunrise comes later Sunset comes early; daylight is short Each turn keeps Poland less time in light Earth’s tilted axis tells us why Now winter’s clock makes sense to me