Our Earth is dying due to our neglect;
the atmosphere's been choked by CO2.
All oxygen departed long ago;
it's time we found ourselves a home that's new.
So off to Mars we go adventuring
in spaceships, headed for the new frontier;
expecting we can build a brave new world,
but still, the future's very far from clear.
Is ecopoiesis mankind's last hope?
I tend to think it's just the same old song;
it seems to me, there's very little doubt—
we'll screw Mars up as well, then move along.
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Author Notes
Ecopoiesis (n.) the establishing of a functioning ecosystem on a lifeless planet.
There is much excitement about plans to establish a human colony on Mars. Some view this as the last hope for humanity, as we complete the inevitable and imminent destruction of this world. I have a slightly different viewpoint.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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