Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer Poet Dramatic Verse

The Reconciliation

When the war of worlds' was done
And the Colonists owned the sun,
The old miner from Sirius One
Gleaned the galaxy for his son.

He sought the brave boy he knew
He'd disowned in four thousand & two.
Though the surviving rebels were few,
he had word of his boy's crew.

Hurrying to the caverns of Lithmulu,
A prodigal father faced a boy in blue,
But it was too late his dream to realise,
For a parasite looked out of the wild eyes.

Originally Published:

Clarke, R. (Ed) The Mentor 83, July 1994, fanzine published by Ron Clarke, Sydney, Australia, [Archival copy available online at http://efanzines.com/Mentor/TM83COMP.pdf].

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J Hamilton Gist May 4, 2017 at 8:46 PM Love the imagery!

Albert Price April 18, 2017 at 8:56 AM Gives me the impression that you put a spin on the Biblical prodigal son in the New Testament. If so, it's not badly done. Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer April 19, 2017 at 3:27 AM Thank you Albert. The prodigal son story was part of my inspiration, but I was also thinking of a friend who was terminally ill.