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Call To Mars

Saving credits for a trip to the stars,
A cave at Alba Mons volcano:
Ancient secrets, flowing bars;
Greenish women, so Bueno;
Artifacts, old, Martian,
Calling me to hug.
Beetle auction.
Red dust bug.
Big brained,
Life,
Love.
Misplaced
Mementos
Belonging to
Polka-dot fellows
Sexy ladybugs knew.
A rust-colored threesome
In waters that ran chilled and new;
But, air-thinned with delirium,
And a dusty marriage Mars did eschew.

Copyright © Tom Arnone | Year Posted 2016

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Rich Metzger Date: 8/6/2016 7:46:00 PM I wouldn't mind a rust-colored threesome myself. Thank you for teaching me the word grok! Login to Reply Tom Arnone Date: 8/6/2016 10:52:00 PM Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein -- great book. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/28/2016 8:59:00 PM Very cool. Sci Fi Etheree!! Login to Reply Tom Arnone Date: 7/28/2016 10:19:00 PM Appreciate the accolades, Andrea. ;-)

Kim Merryman Date: 7/27/2016 8:08:00 PM Tom, great imagery in this and I like the rhyme! I agree that you shouldn't have cut it down for the contest. It's great the way it is! Blessings! Login to Reply Tom Arnone Date: 7/27/2016 11:28:00 PM Thank you kindly, Kim! :-)

Tom Quigley Date: 7/26/2016 11:46:00 PM Very enjoyable SF write! The rhymes are great, too. I will store away in my brain that bueno rhymes with volcano. Login to Reply Tom Arnone Date: 7/27/2016 4:29:00 AM Ha, ha. Yes, that was a difficult one. Now, give me a rhyme for purple.... ;-)

David Smith Date: 7/26/2016 6:49:00 AM Interesting. You never know what could be out there. Some pretty deep oceans in space. It works for me. You play with words well my friend. I think I have a match in you. Look me up in the soup. David in NZ (Kiwi land). If you see a Kangaroo you are wrong side of the ditch. Login to Reply Tom Arnone Date: 7/26/2016 7:03:00 AM Thanks, David, I'll do that. :-)