Lincoln
Hills Astronomy Group
Poems by Jim Fulcomer
Lakes On
Mars?
Beneath the arid crust of Mars, is a find which really
jars -
theories of the Martian past, when water might have flowed
and vast, lakes and rivers once existed
when warmer climes might have persisted.
New evidence might indicate, a massive, muddy, salty lake -
is there despite conditions which do not favor aqua-sitions.
What will future missions think, if when they find this Martian
sink
with nothing else for miles around, a small warning sign is
found,
which reads, "No Earthlings Allowed." They must be a hostile
crowd.
Do those Native Martian-ings, who seem most unwelcoming,
feel we are there to colonize? To them we are a bad surprise.
There'll be no swimming in their lake. Rejection is so hard to
take.
Did our robots make a bad impression in an early intercession?
They make it clear we are not wanted and appear largely
undaunted.
Venus doesn't want us either. Maybe we should take a breather.