Have set themselves a task, of late,
To determine the instant rare
When a sailor kissed a girl in Time Square.
The photograph's most famous kiss,
Was to celebrate World War's ending bliss,
And is renowned in our time,
Repeated, cherished, and sublime.
With precision scientific
They analyzed the shadows' source.
And then, with insight quite terrific,
Determined the day's solar course.
And the answer; 5:51 PM
August 14, in '45.
They published their findings then
In praise of the photographer from Life,
Useless? No! The scientific mind
And the power of its brain
Show, there are so many kinds,
Facts from the past to ascertain...