Slim Chance

The Earth’s a speck of trivial mud,
Thumping with a thud
Some other planet presently,
Spattered in Time’s spacious, stellar sea.

The oceans and the rocks will splash--
The stars together smash—
And will our species splatter, too?
Or, will it escape—prevail—anew?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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January 10, 2010 at 4:47 PM
EXCELLENT work, Steve!...I have always been facinated with the science of astronomy and the universe, space travel, time and distance, the life-cycle of stars, etc. - Good stuff! - Tim
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