Cast out into the great expanse
From a low-bid, cut-budget launching pad
Now we’re soaring fast into the danger zone
And we leave behind everything we’ve known
You pass time on a solar voyage
With a tight schedule as you slip the void
So you run the system til it’s all routine
And you run again to refine your technique
Red Planet Rising
Earth that was is dying
Life must find a garden
Mankind needs restarting
Mars landing is coming due
When the red planet comes into view
We got to
And pray the lander deploys on the first attempt
A crucible of fire and ice
Like a blood drop in the cosmic lights
The rocky landscape’s a barren waste
Just a rough binding on a cratered face
Red Planet Rising
Earth that was is dying
Life must find a garden
Mankind needs restarting
copyright 2018 Donald Paul Harris