Song From Beyond the Stars: New Adventure
[ ... story with context, a plausible universe with top and bottom
a coat of cosmos covering
over a subterranean protoverse of potential fields
a quantum cellar creating
the very big banging cosmos and much faster-than-light travelling
a probable theatre telling
of real possibility, fabulous overtures grounding deep base notes
life insistent, intermingling
incredible scenes playing out, coinciding with our own backyard
exploring, ever evolving ... ]
exotic orb? controlling dips between protoverse and the cosmos
rationale? many minds minding
prime number composition? seven million and sixty-one beings
all but one, still soundly sleeping
free-fall spirits just departed from a far-side galactic spiral arm
slow rhythmic dance, dizzy dreaming
sweeps inward around a massive central black hole, gathering energy
cosmic speedster, flung fast flinging
protoversic drive to the suburbs, a myriad of stars invite
gentle probe, meme-melder mixing
juncture, reached in a blink, one-third across this beautiful galaxy
ethereal form, flimsy fleeting
mostly abolished space-time matter, thirty-three thousand light years
emerges, clever craft cruising
no visible containment, just coherent rippling orb-like presence
with background quantum quivering
life slumbers, networks calibrated, cells healed, new thoughts re-imagined
aware now, senses slowly stirring
as trusted "anticipator", open my eyes, feel alive again
reinforced, companions cuddling
functional, memory of last sojourn, full of miscalculation
lessons learnt, wistful wondering
warm memories flood in, tinged with sadness, as strange images disturb
melancholic mood measuring
constituent minds tingle and wriggle, more discomfort than pleasure
not sure yet, jape jostle-jangling
so move on, look forward to the glow ahead in the looming star-fields
search renewed, filters fine-tuning
our "scanners" primed to focus on bandwidths along the galactic plane
narrow beam, selective seeking
then, five sentient life-forms sensed, near a single mid-life yellow star
unusual, babble buzzing
three unsurprising, the fourth seems rare, the fifth is entirely unknown!
alter course, busy bee-lining
intrigued, "pilots" counsel caution, beneath the planetary orbits
blind-side approach, closer creeping
a stable solar system revealed, life is now clearly evident
artefacts duly dispersing
disparate group, crawling stellar-bound, unoccupied space vehicles
their signals, home-planet pointing
the originators ? large localised brain, upright body species
on-board discs, human song singing
gravity bound, oxygen breathers, not natural space-wayfarers
but inquisitive, inquiring
bimanual, bipedal, explorers of their planetary system
peering beyond, looking, longing
double planet, third world, eight light minutes out from the star, named Sol
locked embrace with smaller sibling
planet of origin they call the Earth, two orbiting space stations
many satellites surrounding
our distraction suddenly broken, ... as in unison we shudder!
pointed incoming beam bouncing
not sure if breached? if probe gained entry? if we are violated?
strong feeling of gut-wrenching guilt
as "anticipator", I failed to anticipate, who knows what risk!
the rest respond, reassuring
our "scanners" hastily replay the event, scan, as only they can
narrowing down, sourcing, searching
stable legrange-point, far-side of sun-earth gravitational system
my "others" vent, much muttering
we overshoot, then manoeuvre in, approach with the sun shining behind
defences up, our ship-shape shielding
a lumpy rock, gravity secured, five light-seconds from planet Earth
computing, communicating
human instrument, scouring visible heavens for footloose danger
otherwise barren, silence screaming
but for warmed up dust-cloud, a hasty, eerie departure signature?
frightened frantic lift-off leaping?
slight wobbling motion on the rock, along with tell-tale surface abrasions
interstellar interloping?
we feel exposed, nervous, rattled, we need more effective camouflage
cosy collective counselling
towards the blue planet, from behind, sister Luna, they call the Moon
options open, plan preparing
note in our passing, dim human base-lights, near the far-side Earth margin
light valley shafting, shimmering
the beautiful one glides over the horizon, we are planet-struck
recharging, pleasure powering
a lucky break, covered by coincidental meteor shower
exospheric, in-close curving
updated report: humans, early-stage solar system colonisers
gregarious, globalising
world-wide internet web, consciousness suspected, but not apparent
worth revisiting, reviewing
a mostly watery world with sentient planet-bound cetaceans
from early epoch evolving
landward, primitive, sentient hominids, related to the humans
precariously persisting
that's four of the five, still no sign of the vanishing, illusive ones
harbinger, time turning troubling!
so descend, past atmospheric spheres to a warm glimmering ocean
slide in, only stealthy splashing
diving down, light receding, pressure building, time to think
layers covertly covering
our hidden presence and games we might play, maybe companions willing
alien fingers finessing
candidate creature, the largest-ever animal on this planet
still living, still deep sea swimming
a blue whale to wrap around with delicate ephemeral touching
sharing thoughts and feeling feelings
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