Transparent Words - Poetry

 

Four poems

By Terrie Relf

 
 
Martian Cocktail
 
take one part Martian sands
mix with two parts liquid (H2O is recommended)
shake voraciously
inject in main artery
watch what happens
 
 
 
(2)
 
somnambulent haze of earth
zip of lightspeed across sky
ping-pong scrabble for window
gravel dust storm trailing fog
organic message funnel
pinpoint of destination
slush-filled sea of Europa
 
(3)
 
Europan ice caves--skylights to the stars
hardened slush forms--creatures three-by-three
ceremonial jars--seals unbroken
labyrinthian paths converge--carved cylindrical pole
descend into blue-green haze--bubbles rise
dark silhouettes--through the chrystal window
floating among the seaweed--an ocean of star travelers
 
Europan ice caves--skylights to the stars
hardened slush forms--creatures three-by-three
ceremonial jars--seals unbroken
labyrinthian paths converge--carved cylindrical pole
descend into blue-green haze--bubbles rise
dark silhouettes--through the chrystal window
floating among the seaweed--an ocean of star travelers
 
 
(4)
 
alien acolyte tour--earth revisited
data base search for virgins--complex algorithms
artificial cloud bank--Jacob's Ladder descends
planetary interface--crew lost at shopping mall
recipe from ancient tomes --eat this body, drink this blood
a child screams in space--sound of Borg engines whirring
lights flash off-and-on--asteroid shower delays blast-off
 
 
 

 

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