Darlene Gifford Poet Rhyme

Mining Asteroids, the New Frontier

Miles and miles above our heads,
millions of them, I believe it's said,
way up in the skies, past the moon and stars,
somewhere near Jupiter and nearby Mars,
space rocks, called asteroids,
are hot topics these days.
We'll be "mining the skies," for silver and gold,
and other precious metals, like titanium, I'm told. 

During the gold rush days,
remember the stories of the old West?
"There's gold in them thar hills!"
Now the "Gold Rush" is out in space!
And the prize is worth the race.

Space stations are being planned,
the size of Texas, they say. 
And machines, like snow blower's,
will suck up the space treasures
of near-earth asteroids,
if the aviator's have their way.

Heaven has gates of pearl and streets of gold
and other treasures we'll someday behold.
But exploring the heavens, we'll continue to do,
because God's riches of creation, are never ending to be found.
And God doesn't make junk. His treasures abound.






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Njeri Hunjeri September 29, 2015 at 2:18 PM this is an amazing piece of gold. you have crafted the poem so well. the last stanza is my favorite. good day Darlene Darlene Gifford October 3, 2015 at 9:29 PM Thank you, njeri, I was ignorant about the value of our asteroids until I started reading about them on the internet. And found them interesting enough to write this poem.It amazes me that there are so many other wonders on earth and above our heads that we are still unaware of! Just waiting to be discovered. How exciting! Nothing God makes is cheap, but full of value.And that includes us.