The Planets: Mars

This was an interesting planet to write about. Mars is our next door neighbor and has featured in a lot of  science fiction writing. Also, war is and will always be a relevant theme in American society.

Mars

The red god of war grins at the dawn.

Pockmarked and scored with craters of many battles,

His icy heart hidden by a rocky, sunken chest

Malacandra, Barsoom: it has gone by many names.

A home to warlike creatures and mankind's last hope

Of finding a new frontier to colonize and conquer;

Because the human race was born to reign

A lasting monument to frenzied violence and bloodshed,

The planet rusts, like a forgotten sword.

The Planets: Venus

Next up: the morning and evening star or the planet where women come from... Here is a tribute to this poisonous beauty

Venus

Trapped in the foam, underneath the clouds,

I breathe the sweet poison of your kiss.

Lungs wheeze, overcome by this asphyxial experience

Wrapped between the legs of the pale, lovely goddess,

I dissolve and slip away... defeated by her infectious touch

An object floating, innocence vanquished by treacherous beauty.

Love is fatal to the naïve enfants.

But love remains the last hope of the cosmos.

The Planets: Mercury

As a mid/late summer project, I've decided to write a series of nine line poems about each planets and their "qualities". Even Pluto made the cut. I hope you return my return to blog poetry:)

Mercury

Gazing upon the frozen plain,

I pray to the fickle Deity for winter rain.

Winged feet occupied elsewhere, in comings and goings

Over stark, bare craters and mole hill mountains.

I drink from barren fountains

That don't satisfy my wandering winged feet

They tread endlessly, aimlessly

Over the broken landscape of garish Walmarts and petrol stained                                                                            service stations. 

The god only sheds one tear.