Earl Schumacker Poet Free verse

Neighbors

SETI says there might be life out there 
The Earthling points a finger up in that direction
The cosmos is only minutes away from everywhere
Neighbors wait for a cup of sugar or a wave
Perhaps a radio wave would do
95 light years is really not all that far away
Try not to use the car as there are no roads 
The tires are bald and insurance has expired
65 billion years ago their sun evolved
Our neighbors can wait a little longer for a signal
Do they count on 6 fingers or tentacles or circuits?
We have a sense they do not pray
ET does not go to church on Sundays
Simply because Sundays are too far away from them
Most aliens don't speak English
We'll have to follow along on radio waves
To see what they do next
ET please be brave
We are on our way


                (Supportive data - released on 8/29/16)

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/not-a-drill-seti-is-investigating-a-possible-extraterrestrial-signal-from-deep-space/ar-AAid9oY?OCID=ansmsnnews11

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Probir Gupta August 30, 2016 at 4:12 AM Wonderful and interesting ... Earl Schumacker August 30, 2016 at 8:12 AM Hi Probir, Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. They have very little information on the suspected findings of unusual noise generated from that little corner of the universe but it is a good starting point for scientists to probe deeper. Have a great day. Earl