Mercury Trio

[first stanza for Planet contest] Martians, they don’t live here Even astronauts keep clear Residing though in darkest places Charred: the eyebrows on their faces Up from underground they creep Resembling small asbestos sheep Yikes they bleat at red hot feet * Meat and veg are not prolific Eat it if it’s calorific Roast Mercurian rat... horrific Chance a glance and risk the heat Usually, not much to eat Rare, the morsel overlooked Yet what there is... is over cooked *** Many miles through space to Venus Earth is far more space between us Risk those Martians haven’t seen us Cruise by Jupiter and Saturn Uranus ain't what you’re sat on Rush past Neptune on to Pluto Yup, a planet... shows what you know