Misery On Mars

This journey of disclosure The first to this world, A forsaken exposure A planet unfurled. A constant gaze at twilight To spy just a glimpse, A distant glance of starlight The eye seldom skimps. The mornings have not spoken All life remains still, Dawn’s chorus has not woken Bleak this ice age chill. A barren place the cosmos Without seas of green, But for those in dire chaos Sown the human gene? Earth i need to feel your grace Touch the dew the rain, Just to dwell within your race Walk a country lane. Oh! Joy of humanity A portrait of love, To render one’s sanity Praise the lord above. Alas one can only dream Caress a troubled mind, In this a different stream Of the humankind! © Harry J Horsman 2012